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TheRealDeal
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posted October 15, 2004 02:18 PM |
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Lossing a Parent..
Yesterday my Father had to go to the hospital(he's got some heart problems) and he's had them for a LONG time now, but the docters couldn't find out what. Well yesterday he went, and now they seem to have gotten some answers. It's either Syndrome X(fatal)or some sleeping thing where he doesn't breathe properly while sleeping, which causes sleep to work very less efficient. If it's syndrome X he won't have 2 much time left, and when i heard that it kinda made me sad. I didn't cry, but all of a sudden i was very down. My mood got ripped to shreds. I just sat there, looking at my computer screen, not doing ANYTHING. I didn't want to play, didn't want to chat, didn't want to leave. Me and my Father has always shared the same humour, he's a bit harsh at some times but nothing that really bothers me. I love my old man. News like this really crippled me mentally, i don't know what to do. Go talk to him about it, not say a word.. We don't know what it is yet(there was 2 things it could be, remember) So my mind has started wandering. A life without my Dad. It doesn't seem nice at all. I really feel like just crying and yelling, but i know in my heart it wouldn't help me at all. I'm 16 years old. My Dad is very important, he's not just some game, a GF, he's my Father, a guy who i've known my whole life..
.... my poor daddy...
I also wonder if what this is going to do to my mother, a single woman with 2 teenage kids, a house, and she's got whiplash. Not the best situation to be in. *Sighs*
What am i to do? I can't even get myself to go to a party.. But im spending a bit more time with my old man, which is very nice.. But still...
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Consis
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posted October 15, 2004 03:32 PM |
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Edited By: Consis on 15 Oct 2004
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Short Article:
I found a good article about your father's condition here:
 http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/columnnn/nn971022.html
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By Pat Kendall, Ph.D., R.D.
Food Science and Human Nutrition Specialist
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
October 22, 1997
You may recently have heard in the news about a sinister-sounding condition called Syndrome X. No, this isn't a newly discovered disease, but rather a new term for a cluster of conditions, that, when occurring together, may indicate a predisposition to diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
The term was first coined by a group of researchers at Stanford University to describe a cluster of symptoms, including high blood pressure, high triglycerides, decreased HDL and obesity, which tend to appear together in some individuals and increase their risk for diabetes and heart disease. HDL, known as the good cholesterol, and triglycerides are components of fat found in the blood.
The term also has been linked with another term--insulin resistance. Insulin is the hormone responsible for getting energy, in the form of glucose, or blood sugar, into our cells. A person who is insulin-resistant has cells that respond sluggishly to the action of insulin. Following a meal, this person will have elevated glucose circulating in the blood, signaling yet more insulin to be released from the pancreas until the glucose is taken up by the cells. Experts suggest that 10 to 25 percent of the adult population may be resistant to insulin to some degree.
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TheRealDeal,
I've met and treated a good amount of patients associated with this illness during my clinical rotations at hospitals in Albaquerque, NM and Las Vegas, NV. I'd never heard it called "syndrome X" before. Everyone I've ever met, ranging from med techs to doctors, have referred to these patients as "old-diabetics". The term "old" is not to say the patient is elderly but instead was used to describe the patient as having suffered from secondary debilitating conditions derived from long-term/chronic diabetes. I hope your father fares well for as long as he can TheRealDeal. My heart goes out to you.
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TheRealDeal
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posted October 15, 2004 03:57 PM |
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Hmm... That isn't what the docters told us, Elderly Diabetes isn't that freaky..
They explained Syndrome X as a disease where all your blood cells die, and when you haven't got any blood left you die aswell..
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Consis
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posted October 15, 2004 05:48 PM |
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Edited By: Consis on 15 Oct 2004
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You Don't Understand What I'm Saying
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Elderly Diabetes
I absolutely did not say "elderly" diabetes. I said "old". The word I used is not official, technical, or anything of that nature. It's a nickname given to the illness/condition by people who are familiar with it. You will never see it written that way on a doctor's documentation, I assure you. Syndrome X is becoming more commonly used among the medical community. Prior to this, the patient was likely considered to have each specific condition, most of which are secondary to the primary illness diabetes.
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They explained Syndrome X as a disease where all your blood cells die, and when you haven't got any blood left you die aswell.
I highly doubt this very much so. No self respecting medical provider would ever be so vague in their telling of the description even when speaking to a 5 year old boy about his parents.
I would expect an explanation that sounds more like this:
"Your father is very sick. He has a sickness in his blood. His blood can't use sugar like you and I. Do you know what sugar is? That's what candy is made of. Sometimes people need help to eat sugar. We help your father with his medicine so that he can eat sugar and be healthy."
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TheRealDeal
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posted October 15, 2004 05:54 PM |
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