Could this too be a complication of diabetes?My auntie is very sick. She has type 2 diabetes that went undiagnosed for quite some time. It wasn't until she got a cracked callous on her foot last June that we found out she has the disease. Her foot never healed and the infection traveled to the bone and up her leg. Eventually she had to have her left leg cut off just one week before Christmas. Last week we realized that the leg became infected and she had to have about an inch more cut off. She has also had severe diarrhea since her first operation. The doctors have done numerous tests of her major internal organs- stomach, intestines, gall bladder, liver, pancreas, and kidneys, but they have all showed to be fine. They do not know what is causing her to have this chronic diarrhea. She has also lost a tremendous amount of weight and is now down to just 90 pounds and loses a half pound of weight a day! Could this just be another complication of advanced diabetes? I am SO scared she might die!
Posted by beebee
diabetes is a degenerative disease, meaning is only gettingworse, sorry about your aunt my mom has had diabetes for many years , and i just hope that she makes her peace with god before she goes, just ask her to eat lots of raw fruit and vegetables and to take cold baths, though that is very hard for diabetics since the tastebuds are all messed up, the artificial sugar maybe causing the diarreah...i'll pray for you.
Posted by gnt t
Get set the dose of her insolene, arrange a bit walk and diet to avoid further comlications,otherwise problem may occure including her death.
Posted by Judy R
complications:
The 1st clue here is your statement, '. . .had severe diarrhea since her first operation . . .'
so, she didn't have a BOWEL problem until her first operation.
so, I think she got the diarrhea from taking antibiotics. The antibiotics are aimed at killing the infection but they also kill-off some of the good bacteria.
has auntie's stool been tested for c. difficile? this pathogen is in all of our intestines but the good bacteria keeps it in check.
a person with c. difficile in the stool can be identified by a strongly pungent odor of the stool and the stool is also slimy.
the long word for c. diffcile is
clostridium difficile
any sustained time of diarrhea would cause weight loss
FIRST - call her doc on the phone and ask where you can deliver the stool sample.
SECOND - get her blood sugars within normal range.
THIRD - buy your auntie some butt cream. I'm sure she's sore.
FOURTH: practice strict hygiene. one can easily transmit this pathogen by not using proper handwashing techniques.
use warm water and soap and scrub between the fingers and thumb up the the wrists. wear gloves for direct contact with toileting her or assisting her to wipe. use a clean paper towel to turn off the spikots and you use a different toilet. carry her soiled clothes away from your body and then wash your hands again.
Well, I hope this helps. Maybe i'm all wrong but I think not.
The results of the poop specimen will tell. Then the docs can feel awful sorry they didn't think of it. And, she'll get help for it.
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