Had only one response last time hoping I might get some help now thanks
My father has just been diagnosed as a type 1 Diabetic. He was in a coma in the hospital for over a week.Long story short he was formerly type 2 diabetic now he is type 1 forever.He is home now and recovered. Note he is NOT overweight if anything a bit under. I’d like to know what a good book to get him is? Something good for Type 1 Diabetes, thanks?
He isn’t a type 1. He’s a type 2 with a burned out pancreas, who will need insulin for the rest of his life.
You cannot go from being type 2 to type 1.
Type 1 and 2 are descriptive of the state of your pancreas when you were diagnosed, NOT whether or not you need insulin at some later point. Needing insulin at a later point doesn’t change you from being type 2 to type 1. He is still type 2 and always will be.
To be called a type 1, you must experience a sudden failure to produce insulin, and you will have antibodies that back up the diagnosis. You do not start out with type 2, you get immediate and sudden failure, not a slow failure.
Type 2 comes on more slowly and gradually gets worse over years or decades. Eventually the pancreas can burn out and fail to produce any insulin, at which point you must start insulin injections. Some people mistakenly call this becoming type 1, but its not. Its simply the natural progression of type 2 diabetes.
Most people who are type 2 will need insulin at some point. That doesn’t change the type of diabetes you have. The proper term for your father’s conditoin is type 2 diabetic, insulin dependent. The same as me.
Your father should have been on insulin sooner, it would have prevented the coma. Its unfortunate that some doctors delay using insulin in type 2 diabetics, because it can give the pancreas a rest and delay the burn out that eventually comes.
Insulin also enables you to control your blood sugar better. Obviously your father would have done better on it.
I hope that clears up the type issue. If not, please read this article…
http://www.everydayhealth.com/specialists/diabetes/getenah/qa/type-2-or-type-1/index.aspx
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I highly recommend the book called Diabetes for Dummies, and also
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker.
This is a really good book for anyone with type 2 diabetes, even someone whose had diabetes for a few years and needs insulin, because it explains the desease well, and he’ll probably learn things he didn’t know which will help him control it better.
There is an excellent diabetes website and the author of it has just published a new book called Blood Sugar 101. You can find the website here…
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/
and you can order the book from this page…
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/20585442.php
The material in this book is a little more advanced, but its excellent.
Most diabetics do better if they reduce their carbs. Most diabetic cookbooks have recipes with far too many carbs in them, so I recommend The South Beach Quick and Easy Cookbook.
If you have a copy of The South Beach Diet book, that’s a great place to start looking for a reduced carb meal plan. He shouldn’t go very low carb, so it would better to try the second phase, which allows moderate amounts of carbs.
He’ll have to reduce his carbs slowly, becuase it can affect the amount of insulin the body needs. Tell him to take it slowly.
The best thing would be for him to see a diabetes dietician for counselling on counting carbs and how many carbs per meal he should have. Its well worth it.
and another low carb book to consider would be …
Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health–in Just Weeks! (Paperback) By Michael Eades
PS. I do NOT recommend anything by Dr Whitaker. He’s a quack who has my diabetic mother convinced she can beat diabetes by buying his very expensive vitamins. His advice on diabetes is way off, if what my mother quotes is anything to go by. She has terrible control and was in emergency recently with out of control blood sugar. She nearly put herself in a coma by following his advice.
My husband and I are also diabetic, both type 2. Our blood sugar is under good control. I’m on 2 types of insulin and my husband is on oral meds. We both count carbs to help keep our blood sugar under control.
I hope your Dad does better now that he’s on insulin.
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Reversing Diabetes by Dr. Julian M. Whitaker. http://www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch.detail?invid=9693187878&browse=1&qwork=5729987&qsort=r&page=1
http://www.whitakerwellness.com/
http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/qwork/5729987/
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
He isn’t a type 1. He’s a type 2 with a burned out pancreas, who will need insulin for the rest of his life.
You cannot go from being type 2 to type 1.
Type 1 and 2 are descriptive of the state of your pancreas when you were diagnosed, NOT whether or not you need insulin at some later point. Needing insulin at a later point doesn’t change you from being type 2 to type 1. He is still type 2 and always will be.
To be called a type 1, you must experience a sudden failure to produce insulin, and you will have antibodies that back up the diagnosis. You do not start out with type 2, you get immediate and sudden failure, not a slow failure.
Type 2 comes on more slowly and gradually gets worse over years or decades. Eventually the pancreas can burn out and fail to produce any insulin, at which point you must start insulin injections. Some people mistakenly call this becoming type 1, but its not. Its simply the natural progression of type 2 diabetes.
Most people who are type 2 will need insulin at some point. That doesn’t change the type of diabetes you have. The proper term for your father’s conditoin is type 2 diabetic, insulin dependent. The same as me.
Your father should have been on insulin sooner, it would have prevented the coma. Its unfortunate that some doctors delay using insulin in type 2 diabetics, because it can give the pancreas a rest and delay the burn out that eventually comes.
Insulin also enables you to control your blood sugar better. Obviously your father would have done better on it.
I hope that clears up the type issue. If not, please read this article…
http://www.everydayhealth.com/specialists/diabetes/getenah/qa/type-2-or-type-1/index.aspx
===
I highly recommend the book called Diabetes for Dummies, and also
The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker.
This is a really good book for anyone with type 2 diabetes, even someone whose had diabetes for a few years and needs insulin, because it explains the desease well, and he’ll probably learn things he didn’t know which will help him control it better.
There is an excellent diabetes website and the author of it has just published a new book called Blood Sugar 101. You can find the website here…
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/
and you can order the book from this page…
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/20585442.php
The material in this book is a little more advanced, but its excellent.
Most diabetics do better if they reduce their carbs. Most diabetic cookbooks have recipes with far too many carbs in them, so I recommend The South Beach Quick and Easy Cookbook.
If you have a copy of The South Beach Diet book, that’s a great place to start looking for a reduced carb meal plan. He shouldn’t go very low carb, so it would better to try the second phase, which allows moderate amounts of carbs.
He’ll have to reduce his carbs slowly, becuase it can affect the amount of insulin the body needs. Tell him to take it slowly.
The best thing would be for him to see a diabetes dietician for counselling on counting carbs and how many carbs per meal he should have. Its well worth it.
and another low carb book to consider would be …
Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health–in Just Weeks! (Paperback) By Michael Eades
PS. I do NOT recommend anything by Dr Whitaker. He’s a quack who has my diabetic mother convinced she can beat diabetes by buying his very expensive vitamins. His advice on diabetes is way off, if what my mother quotes is anything to go by. She has terrible control and was in emergency recently with out of control blood sugar. She nearly put herself in a coma by following his advice.
My husband and I are also diabetic, both type 2. Our blood sugar is under good control. I’m on 2 types of insulin and my husband is on oral meds. We both count carbs to help keep our blood sugar under control.
I hope your Dad does better now that he’s on insulin.
References :
September 29th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Type two diabetics are just that. Type two. They don’t turn into type one diabetics. That’s not how diabetes works. Just because your dad needs insulin does not mean he is a type one.
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Work with your dad’s endocrinologist and a nutritionist or dietician to understand any diet changes he may be advised to do. He may just need to count carbohydrates and take the appropriate insulin. Beware of books that say they can cure diabetes! There are many out there. Work with real professional medical people and you and your dad will work this thing out.
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