Yourlawyer.com (Juvenile Diabetes News) http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/juvenile_diabetes Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:30:56 -0800 pixel-app en 'Double Diabetes' Hard to Diagnose http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/10426 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/10426
Dubbed "double diabetes" by some and "diabetes 1 1/2" by others, the combination of types 1 and 2 diabetes symptoms confounds doctors attempting to accurately diagnose patients and find the best medicines to treat them.

"We don't really know how prevalent this is," said Dr. Fran-cine Kaufman, the head of the Center for Diabetes and Endo-crinology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "We are just at the vista of realizing it's out there and trying to determine how ... we get an understanding of it."

Even Dr. Kaufman, the former president of the American Diabetes Association and author of the book Diabesity - about the obesity epidemic and related rise in type 2 diabetes - does not always recognize the double diabetes cases.

Her patient, Cameron Stark, had classic symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Then 14, she experienced unquenchable thirst. She was losing weight rapidly because her body wasn't absorbing nutrients.

She was vomiting. She felt tired all the time, one day falling asleep on the marble floor of her home. At just a little less than 5 feet tall, weighing about 200 pounds and with a family history of the disease, Cameron appeared to be a prime candidate for the diagnosis.

A blood sugar test confirmed it. She was given insulin to control the high sugar levels in her blood, and the Sherman Oaks teen joined the growing cadre of children diagnosed with what used to be called adult onset and now known as type 2 diabetes.

One month later, another test on Cameron revealed signs of the rarer variation of the disease known as juvenile diabetes and commonly called type 1 diabetes.

"It was a whole different ballgame from that day forward," said Cameron's mother, Shelley Stark.

Now 15, Ms. Stark's daughter appears to be part of an emerging population with a complex set of symptoms that might require multiple medications in addition to strict adherence to a healthy diet and regular exercise.]]> Zyprexa Atypical Antipsychotics Juvenile Diabetes Side Effects Injury Lawyer http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/juvenile_diabetes Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/juvenile_diabetes Juvenile Diabetes

Atypical antipsychotic drugs may be linked to diabetes and other blood sugar disorders in children. Children are commonly prescribed Zyprexa for schizophrenia, ADHD, and bed-wetting. Juvenile Diabetes, also referred to as Type 1 Diabetes, inflicts children quickly, and brings an endless risk of damaging complications. Juvenile diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and demolishes the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Each year approximately 13,000 children are diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S., or 35 children each and every day.

Individuals who have Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1) have to take multiple insulin injections on a daily basis or regularly infuse insulin through a pump, and test their blood sugar by pricking their fingers for blood six or more times each day. While trying to balance insulin doses with their food intake and daily activities, people with this form of diabetes must always be prepared for serious hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemic (high blood sugar) reactions, both of which can be life-limiting and life threatening.

Insulin does not cure diabetes or prevent its side effects.  Side effects include: kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, heart disease, amputations, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, gum disease and heart attack. Warning signs of Juvenile Diabetes include: extreme thirst, frequent urination, drowsiness or lethargy, increased appetite, sudden weight loss for no reason, sudden vision changes, sugar in urine, fruity odor on breath, heavy or labored breathing and stupor or unconsciousness.

Untreated juvenile diabetes can cause a person to go into a coma and can even be fatal.

If your child has taken Atypical antipsychotic drugs and was diagnosed with Juvenile diabetes, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified defective drug attorney.

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