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Today's GI question

rstonepal

rstonepal

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Location
Mira Mesa, CA
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
Diabetic Educators, people who do not listen, people who do not actively try to make their situation better, people who think I am in their textbook, people who think I am a standard T1D.
I developed DGP a few years ago and I am still amazed, not a single person ever mentioned this condition. ER doctors are now starting to behave like this is a thing each and every one of us has. How is it I never heard of this? I heard I would lose my sight, have heart conditions, lose my kidneys, lose my liver, lose my nerves, die at 16, my daughter would be deformed and mentally challenged, I would die at 22, 32, 33, 41, 45, they stopped projecting my death date when I passed 45.

How is it they never scared me with Diabetic Gasteroparesis? It would not have mattered, I would have done everything exactly as I have, it would have just been nice to know that this ugly thing is also out there. THEN, medical people. Oh how they are judgemental and will not listen. Every time I end up in ER for this, the staff goes crazy lecturing me on the evils of,,,smoking cannabis. Well, isn't that nice. I don't do this so why are you lecturing me? Because paralyzed stomach is prevalent in the Cannabis society because, and I finally got one of those self righteous idiots to explain why they think I want to waste my life not remembering to take my insulin,,,,,Cannabis consumers EAT their meds. The meds get stuck in their digestive track and it's all over from there. I happen to be a T1D control freak. I am pretty much sure no matter how much they lecture me that I have been swallowing Cannabis, I did not, I do not and I probably will not.

I am wondering, do any of you wonderful Diabetical folks have Diabetic Gasteroparesis, paralysis of the digestive system?

How do you combat the pain? I have to take 2 zzquils, 2 Aleve PMs and try to go to sleep. I am not allowed to have pain killers as not only has the Cannabis caused this, all those painkillers I am addicted to caused this. Oh wait, the problem with this, I do not have any painkillers. When I ask if it is possible for me to just have something in case of emergency, I am told, there is no pain and to breathe.

I began drinking 1 cup of smooth move tea in the morning and the evenings. Since I began this tea, I have not gone to the ER. My DGP has been in remission since I began the tea.

Has anyone with this side condition tried the tea? How long did you get your DGP into remission?
 
There are a number of people on the forum who suffer with Gastropareisis @rstonepal. Unfortunately I can't remember the details of all of them. In addition, @donnellysdogs has non-D gastro-intestinal issues, and may be able to advise what she does to manage it.

I'm aware that in research done by the ADA some years back, it was estimated that between 35% and 50% of the T1 population experienced slow gastric transit of some form, so it's not a particularly rare side effect. Of those I know that suffer it, managing blood glucose levels, which is obviously much trickier with irregular transit, makes a big difference to severity.
 
Dr Bernstein says gastroparesis extremely common among his T 1 patients. As far as I remember, he says that bringing BG down to as near normal as poss will heal the vagus nerve, which is responsible.
 
LucySW said:
Dr Bernstein says gastroparesis extremely common among his T 1 patients. As far as I remember, he says that bringing BG down to as near normal as poss will heal the vagus nerve, which is responsible.
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@LucySW Bernstein? Are you in Las Vegas, NV?
 
Thank you guys for the info! I have tons of sites bookmarked and find more every day. I was just really wondering how others find relief. Mostly everything I have read involves,,,prescriptions. I was on all of them at one point. Last year at this time I was taking 25 different stupid pills. As I said, I only use the tea now. Today I am SURE it saved me from ER. I woke up at 4:00 am, per the norm, in horrific pain, drenched from pain sweat. I ran for my tea and now, 6 hours later, I was in my backyard swinging the pickaxe and digging in my fountain and irises.

I am trying my BEST to NOT be excited over my stupid tea. That is why I was wondering if anyone else has had a fix for this horrid condition that is so,,,,easy. I think I am freaked out and looking for,,,confirmation maybe? I have tried so many things to keep the pain at bay. Seriously, I will vomit my butt off, no problem. The accompanying pain is what I want to be without. I don't even mind my system being broken, just the pain.

I will try to politely contact the folks mentioned in this thread to see if they have tried the tea. As I said, however, this works for ME, probably no one else. Heck, I am the ONLY one that does THIS and it gives all Endo type folks heart attacks, I use my correctional bolus option to take my insulin when I need it FAST. It works for me, it makes Endos and DEs swoon.

Another pain free day!
 
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