Comments on: Diabetic Rash: Signs and Symptoms http://www.itchyskinrash.net/diabetic-rash.html Tips to Help Stop Itchy Skin Rash Problems Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kathryn http://www.itchyskinrash.net/diabetic-rash.html#comment-1540 Kathryn Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:50:03 +0000 http://www.itchyskinrash.net/?p=107#comment-1540 Thank you for your helpful information. However I would like to point out one thing ... you may wish to separate which diabetes you're talking about here. There is a difference between Type 1 and Type 2. The following statement applies only to those that are Type-2 or possibly Type-2 diabetics: >> Increasing exercise and watching diet can help with this and prevent diabetes. << If a child is Type-1 diabetic, exercise will NOT prevent it. It happens for unknown reasons. My daughter is 8 years old but she was diagnosed at age 3. It had nothing to do with not having enough exercise. At age 3 before we discovered an issue, she was running around the home chasing after her older siblings. Then one day she just started sleeping - not wanting to do anything else. She was soaking herself and started not responding to us when we'd try to wake her up. We got her looked at, she got tested and wal-la, type 1 diabetes. Also, there is no cure for Type 1 diabetes and a child or person with type 1 diabetes will never grow out of it. A person with type 2 diabetes can certainly control it by diet and exercise but the only way they will be cured from it is if they continue on with their healthy routine. Type 2 can occur with poor diet and little to no exercise (and being overweight); but preventing it has to do with more than just exercise. It has to be about the diet. If a person wants to prevent diabetes (again talking about type 2), they need to have a good diet, good exercise and a daily routine. They should test themselves at least 2 times a day. Type 1 diabetes -- they must test themselves before each meal (not after) and again no cure for it. Exercise will not prevent type 1 but it can help bring the blood sugar levels down where it belongs. I deal with this disease on a daily basis so all I'm asking is that you separate the two in your statements above. Otherwise you are giving a diabetic false hope that if they exercise, their diabetes will go away; or if they exercise, they won't get diabetes (again - not true). Thanks for your time. If you need to know more about the difference between the two, go to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) website as they can tell you much more about type 1 diabetes and show you that there is no prevention for it and no cure when a person is diagnosed. Thank you for your helpful information. However I would like to point out one thing … you may wish to separate which diabetes you’re talking about here. There is a difference between Type 1 and Type 2. The following statement applies only to those that are Type-2 or possibly Type-2 diabetics:

>> Increasing exercise and watching diet can help with this and prevent diabetes. <<

If a child is Type-1 diabetic, exercise will NOT prevent it. It happens for unknown reasons. My daughter is 8 years old but she was diagnosed at age 3. It had nothing to do with not having enough exercise. At age 3 before we discovered an issue, she was running around the home chasing after her older siblings. Then one day she just started sleeping - not wanting to do anything else. She was soaking herself and started not responding to us when we’d try to wake her up. We got her looked at, she got tested and wal-la, type 1 diabetes. Also, there is no cure for Type 1 diabetes and a child or person with type 1 diabetes will never grow out of it.

A person with type 2 diabetes can certainly control it by diet and exercise but the only way they will be cured from it is if they continue on with their healthy routine. Type 2 can occur with poor diet and little to no exercise (and being overweight); but preventing it has to do with more than just exercise. It has to be about the diet. If a person wants to prevent diabetes (again talking about type 2), they need to have a good diet, good exercise and a daily routine. They should test themselves at least 2 times a day.

Type 1 diabetes — they must test themselves before each meal (not after) and again no cure for it. Exercise will not prevent type 1 but it can help bring the blood sugar levels down where it belongs. I deal with this disease on a daily basis so all I’m asking is that you separate the two in your statements above. Otherwise you are giving a diabetic false hope that if they exercise, their diabetes will go away; or if they exercise, they won’t get diabetes (again - not true).

Thanks for your time. If you need to know more about the difference between the two, go to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) website as they can tell you much more about type 1 diabetes and show you that there is no prevention for it and no cure when a person is diagnosed.

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