Health Problems

Borzak said:

A while back I went to a Dr. at a hospital that had a partnership with the Mayo clinic. I got another referrel and went to the one in MN this time. I got thes same diagnosis again with more details than the first one. Of course the Dr. the referred me doesn't want to hear it.

I really don't want to get into it. It's not a great diagnosis. It's auto immune, not AIDS or ALS or a variety of other things but actually called pseudo auto immune at times. I really don't want to get into it but the jest of it was eventually there's a good chance I would get to the point of being too tired to breath. It's rare and if you google it shows really bad but that's almost all kids that had it when developing. Oh well, the way the ball bounces I guess.

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TheNozz said:

Well, it hasnt been great, but it hasnt been bad.

Still taking metoprolol 25mg at night. The odd thing is, when i treat this like an inflammation issue, it seems to get better. the longest i went without an episode was 12 days, but it hasnt been permanent. taking the baby aspirin at night for instance seems to lessen occurrances

doctors are still frustrating, completely glossing over the fact since, this whole thing started, the ONLY thing that sets it off is lying down on my side to sleep. Caffeine, exercise(even getting my HR as high as 144 bpm), sex and even alcohol do not set it off(which is really odd since alcohol is supposed to be one of the biggest triggers for it.)

Ive lost 7 pounds since June 2, now being classified as simply overweight, as opposed to obese. but i dont think its enough weight loss to make this go away(if indeed it is a factor). i prob need to lose around 19-20 more pounds before that can occur.

ive now seen a cardiologist and two other doctors for second opinions. the third doctor is going to recommend me for the abblation process. my ulterior motive for looking into it is im hoping the doctor that performs the procedure will ask me a lot of questions and maybe just maybe one of my answers may clue him in as to if this indeed just simple afib or perhaps theres a physical cause

still only happens when im laying down on my side and if i lean forward i can sometimes get palpatations

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TheNozz said:

I also hear that improving dental hygiene can help and I have an appointment to get a deep cleaning for the left side of my mouth Aug 7
(Ironically, all this heart shit started the day after I had a deep cleaning of the right side of my face back on April 10)

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Gurgeh said:

Of course, the best is to eat less sugar.

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Noodleface said:

Take it from a diabetic this is key to like everything

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Izo said:

Another way to look at it is too much sitting. Get moving, you lazy bum.

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Noodleface said:

When I first got diagnosed it was wild to me how much sugar was in food. It's easy to say 'i don't really eat candy' but it's everything else

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Gurgeh said:

On the bright side, it now seems to be commonly accepted that it can be reversed, just asked Grok, and he flat out said it could be reversed. I think many believe it can possibly be cured, but as it took a long time to happen, even with perfect lifestyle, it's going to be a long journey to actually cure the metabolic damage. Again even the most simple Grok querry show that we know beta cell damage can be reversed, at least in some cases. Truth is you probably need more time to heal than it took to damage them, so for many people who just went on happily with their life after being diagnosed, without making any lifestyle change for decades, they're probably sol.

I think it should be more out in the open, that it can be easily reversed in the early stages, and possibly actualy cured completely if not too far gone.

I think many people do not understand how long it takes. Fasting blood sugar of 95 mg/dL (5.3) is already your body struggling and for a lot of people, that will end up with diabetes. Normal range is probably something like 70 85. Among primitive tribes, fasting glucose is below 85, and they have no diabetes (<1%).

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Gurgeh said:

On the bright side, it now seems to be commonly accepted that it can be reversed, just asked Grok, and he flat out said it could be reversed. I think many believe it can possibly be cured, but as it took a long time to happen, even with perfect lifestyle, it's going to be a long journey to actually cure the metabolic damage. Again even the most simple Grok querry show that we know beta cell damage can be reversed, at least in some cases. Truth is you probably need more time to heal than it took to damage them, so for many people who just went on happily with their life after being diagnosed, without making any lifestyle change for decades, they're probably sol.

I think it should be more out in the open, that it can be easily reversed in the early stages, and possibly actualy cured completely if not too far gone.

I think many people do not understand how long it takes. Fasting blood sugar of 95 mg/dL (5.3) is already your body struggling and for a lot of people, that will end up with diabetes. Normal range is probably something like 70 85. Among primitive tribes, fasting glucose is below 85, and they have no diabetes (<1%).

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Noodleface said:

Well I don't necessarily believe grok, but the sentiment is true. Even if it can't be reversed, what I'm hoping is that I can get off some of the meds I'm on. It feels like poison.

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Kajiimagi said:

MIL was diagnosed with Type 2 about 5 years ago. She changed up her diet and says she doesn't need to take shots most of the time unless she has something she should not. She still drinks wine occasionally. She also eats a lot of salads.

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