I am not sure who this group is for, I assume to discuss parently issues as a Type 1. I have a 5 yr old and 17 month old. I am expecting again, due in Sept. Pregnancy is hard for anyone, and even more so for a diabetic I suppose. I am VERY grateful my kids are so healthy. I had/have so many concerns during pregnancy worry about my blod sugars and their health, but in the long run everything turned out just fine! I cannot helop but pinch myself when I watch my kids play, grow, speak, etc... I thank God everyday for them! Hoping you all are enjoying parenthood as much!
Vicky,
thanks for bringing life to this group....the first post.
Jason
I am T1D as well and I have an 8month old son. I was wonderong if you would tell me how each of your pregnancies went?
Hi everyone, I’m a type 1 with an almost three year old. I wanted to have another but since my pregnancy, I developed macular edema in my eye and as a result, my retinal specialist doesn’t like the idea of me trying to conceive again. Are there any type ones out there that took the plunge and had a pregnancy, despite having prior complications related to the diabetes? Just curious…
And, they see it as a growing market. Haven't you seen the commercials for people on Type II staring on insulin? I think maybe part of this effort is the thing we're hearing more and more of doctors saying people are starting out as Type II and turning into Type I. This makes the idea of insulin seem more natural for them. I've even heard that Type IIs are starting to use pumps too. An ever expanding market. Good for insulin and pump companies.
When I was diagnosed in 1945, there were no "types". We were all in the same boat, and all diabetics were treated with insulin taken from cows and pigs. Years later it was discovered there were different types of diabetes, and Metformin entered the picture. Actually, type 2 diabetics can do quite well with insulin, even if they use it from the time they are diagnosed. I know several type 2's who pump and they say they have much better control with insulin than they did with meds.
By the way, here is a map at cdc showing county level estimates of diagnosed diabetes. It is interseting to see how certain regions seem to have more diabetics than others not even necessarily related to city size/population as far as I can tell (e.g., see the difference between California and Georia/North Carolina area). They seem to be predominantly on the east coast too.
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDT_STRS2/NationalDiabetesPrevalenceEstimates.aspx?mode=DBT
David - where's the map? :)
it's here kim http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5845a2.htm
trouble is: it's not just T1d. it's all diabetes, and it generally follows the obesity map for which T2 has a high correlation.
Here is the obesity map:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDT_STRS2/NationalDiabetesPrevalenceEstimates.aspx?mode=OBS
They do seem to correlate very close. It looks like they are all skinny out there in California!
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it's here kim http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5845a2.htm
trouble is: it's not just T1d. it's all diabetes, and it generally follows the obesity map for which T2 has a high correlation.
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Yep. The only data I've seen on geography and type 1 mentioned that type 1 tends to develop in colder climate regions (I believe the highest incidence is in Finland or Norway - would Google but I have to tend to something in a minute, sorry!).
Khendra, you are correct. The highest incidence is in Finland, closely followed by the other Scandinavian countries.
You're right. Just look at Mississippi! I mean, it's the fattest state, and on the diabetes prevelence map, it's almost all red!
(That's the color of the highest incidence (above 10.6%) for anybody who hasn't read the map.)
What drives me nuts about insulin is that it is not considered a medication but a biological and the patent on it will not ever run out so that we could purchase a generic version of it meaning more bucks for E I Lilly and the Novolin company. I call that a government supported monopoly! No one is ever able to compete!
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What drives me nuts about insulin is that it is not considered a medication but a biological and the patent on it will not ever run out so that we could purchase a generic version of it meaning more bucks for E I Lilly and the Novolin company. I call that a government supported monopoly! No one is ever able to compete!
[/quote]nonsense dude, follow-on biologics are about to explode. there'll be generics for everything. I know of one right now, for generic insulin.
Joe, That is good news. Do you have it where you are? I was not aware they changed it. Was that part of Obama Care?
Here in Seattle, the Seattle times has run full page ads for Type IIs to start taking Lantus. I've seen it for several days running. I hope it works for them and makes their life better and not just makes the Lantus company richer.
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Joe, That is good news. Do you have it where you are? I was not aware they changed it. Was that part of Obama Care?
[/quote]no, as far as I know the follow-on products are just emerging. the protein identification and replication research was developed a few years ago with the hopes of making bio-similars. The technology was adapted for basal insulin and it's possible that generics for Lantus could be available in about 1-2 years. For the consumer it means hotter competition, for the research and manufacturing companies it could mean risk. Also as far as I know the technology is independent of Obama care, unless his administration had something to do with current biologic patent protection.