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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1021753" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p>Yes - my daughter got quite freaked out watching that scene with me, post my diagnosis. The julia roberts character's body had rejected an organ transplant from her mother? Wasn't it? I was kept busy reassuring my daughter at the time I remember after looking it up online.</p><p></p><p>As for now, I had a quick read online about kidney disease and diabetes. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/diabetes" target="_blank">https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/diabetes</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>"How many diabetic patients will develop kidney disease?</strong></span></p><p>About 30 percent of patients with Type 1 (juvenile onset) diabetes and 10 to 40 percent of those with Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes eventually will suffer from kidney failure."</p><p></p><p>Well, that's depressing. </p><p></p><p>I poured myself a stiff cup of tea and kept reading:</p><p></p><p> "Your kidneys will work better and last longer if you:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Control your diabetes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Control high blood pressure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get treatment for urinary tract infections</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Correct any problems in your urinary system</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Avoid any medicines that may damage the kidneys (especially over-the-counter pain medications)</li> </ul><p>If no other problems are found, your doctor will try to keep your kidneys working as long as possible. The use of high blood pressure medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors has been shown to help slow the loss of kidney function."</p><p></p><p>And no wonder we can get a bit, ah, sensitive to how diabetes and diabetics are portrayed in TV (and in movies).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1021753, member: 150927"] Yes - my daughter got quite freaked out watching that scene with me, post my diagnosis. The julia roberts character's body had rejected an organ transplant from her mother? Wasn't it? I was kept busy reassuring my daughter at the time I remember after looking it up online. As for now, I had a quick read online about kidney disease and diabetes. [URL]https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/diabetes[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]"How many diabetic patients will develop kidney disease?[/B][/SIZE] About 30 percent of patients with Type 1 (juvenile onset) diabetes and 10 to 40 percent of those with Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes eventually will suffer from kidney failure." Well, that's depressing. I poured myself a stiff cup of tea and kept reading: "Your kidneys will work better and last longer if you: [LIST] [*]Control your diabetes [*]Control high blood pressure [*]Get treatment for urinary tract infections [*]Correct any problems in your urinary system [*]Avoid any medicines that may damage the kidneys (especially over-the-counter pain medications) [/LIST] If no other problems are found, your doctor will try to keep your kidneys working as long as possible. The use of high blood pressure medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors has been shown to help slow the loss of kidney function." And no wonder we can get a bit, ah, sensitive to how diabetes and diabetics are portrayed in TV (and in movies). [/QUOTE]
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