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Tweetys diabetes must be out of control: (Original Post) PCIntern Feb 2018 OP
If so it's been out of control for as long as I can remember :) The_Casual_Observer Feb 2018 #1
Particularly bad tonight. nt PCIntern Feb 2018 #2
It's one of those "Blood in the water" days. Lots of grist for the old Hardball mill. The_Casual_Observer Feb 2018 #5
Why does he bother inviting guests quartz007 Feb 2018 #6
He just ought to do a Maddow where it's a 30 minute essay and 10 minutes of guests. The_Casual_Observer Feb 2018 #8
What is new about that? Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #3
LET ME FINISH! -eom poboy2 Feb 2018 #4
....with an advertisement for my new book about Bobby Kennedy Stallion Feb 2018 #7
I don't understand the connection between a medical condition and his behavior. milestogo Feb 2018 #9
Everyone is different but it can have a big effect grantcart Feb 2018 #12
If you have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes (the most common to acquire at your age) Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #16
lol on DU you have to dot the i's and cross the t's, here are the facts about symptoms grantcart Feb 2018 #19
asking 'panelists' a question and immediately interrupting them by giving the answer himself spanone Feb 2018 #10
What does diabetes have to do with rudeness? Generic Brad Feb 2018 #11
Insulin can make you super irritable! LeftInTX Feb 2018 #29
Wow! Seriously? left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #13
You should delete this thread. n/t tammywammy Feb 2018 #14
Wow, lets make fun of a medical condition. Stupid and childish. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #15
I will patiently explain to you PCIntern Feb 2018 #18
Your defense was just as stupid, notice others thought you..... USALiberal Feb 2018 #20
Like anyone might care what you think. nt PCIntern Feb 2018 #21
LOL, you must! nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #22
Not at all... PCIntern Feb 2018 #24
Ahhhhh, how adorable! nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #26
Ha. I got put n double secret probation for asking someone how old it was Gabi Hayes Mar 2018 #30
I'm a diabetic . . . markpkessinger Feb 2018 #28
Rachel covering NH and Connecticut right now. Ilsa Feb 2018 #17
Again? He's an excitable boy at the best of times, but I remember some kinda bad times. Hekate Feb 2018 #23
you should delete this OP Exotica Feb 2018 #25
I haven't been able to bring myself to watch him ever since the time . . . markpkessinger Feb 2018 #27
Tweetees diabetees Gabi Hayes Mar 2018 #31
 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
8. He just ought to do a Maddow where it's a 30 minute essay and 10 minutes of guests.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 08:50 PM
Feb 2018

However, he really hasn't got that much to say in the way of content, it's mostly "Boston Barroom Banter".

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
9. I don't understand the connection between a medical condition and his behavior.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 08:52 PM
Feb 2018

I know lots of diabetics and I don't think the disease has any effect on their behavior.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
12. Everyone is different but it can have a big effect
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 09:14 PM
Feb 2018


Low glucose levels can cause symptoms including impaired judgment, anxiety, moodiness, belligerence, fatigue, apathy, confusion, dizziness, blurred vision, and a lack of coordination. I would advise your husband to check his sugar levels at the times when he is irritable. If his mood is indeed due to low glucose levels, the symptoms will improve if he raises his blood sugar, for example, by drinking orange juice or taking glucose tablets. It is also important to consult with his doctor to adjust his medicines or dietary intake.



I was in the middle of the desert getting gas and noticed the meth addict (about 20 years old) who was pan handling for "change". I walked around and avoided eye contact. On the way back to the car he didn't take the hint and approached me asking me for money.

I then exploded in his face telling him that he was not only a failure in life but couldn't manage the complexities of modern begging. "It is not considered proper begging etiquette to stare blankly with a cigarette when asking for money because if you have enough money for cigarettes you obviously have enough money for food".

I asked him why an old geezer like me that has worked every day for 50 years should be handing money to a 20 year old who could work but doesn't want to. As I went on an on I could hear an inner voice saying "I don't think I have ever seen anybody with so much shocked astonishment on their face".

Finally I told him that he has one small chance to survive the next 12 months. Go home, get on your knees and beg your family to take you back and do everything that they tell you, cigarette fell from his mouth.

Phoned my wife and told her I had just passed the first field test for diabetes and would have to go to the doctor and get it confirmed tomorrow, lol.

Ms. Toad

(34,062 posts)
16. If you have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes (the most common to acquire at your age)
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:45 PM
Feb 2018

Your blood glucose would be HIGH, not low.

There are virtually no symptoms for type 2 diabetes. Often the first symptoms noticed are blurry vision or wounds that take longer than usual to heal.

While there can be some mental symptoms, they are not the same as those for low blood glucose - and people with type 2 diabetes do not flip to low blood glucose (absent some other condition) unless they are taking insulin, or a medication that makes the pancreas secrete insulin without regard to food intake (e.g. sulfonylureas). Mental symptoms for Type 2 diabetes come on subtly and include fatigue and muddy thinking. Agitated/combative moods (such as you have described) are not symptoms of high blood glucose.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
19. lol on DU you have to dot the i's and cross the t's, here are the facts about symptoms
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 01:40 AM
Feb 2018

I used the quote because articles on hypoglycemia are easier to find than articles for hyperglycemia. I found the comment that "there are virtually no symptoms for type 2 diabetes" to be incredible and completely uninformed. You may have friends that have gone to the doctor and been told to their surprise that they have diabetes to their surprise. Others will have seizures, become unconscious or experience a dozen of other very dramatic symptoms, blurred vision usually is a second tier symptom. The most common first symptom is dramatic changes in urination patterns.

During the incident referred to above I was at 480, obviously hypoglycemia and it triggered the aggressive outburst that I mentioned perfectly:



https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/are-people-with-diabetes-more-prone-to-aggression/

Although hypoglycemia is known for causing violent behavior, hyperglycemia can trigger aggressive outburst as well. Even though glucose is a necessity for the proper functioning of the brain, too much glucose can be deadly. Having hyperglycemia can also make you uncomfortable, antsy, and grouchy.

. . .

In addition, the condition can cause restriction of blood flow in the brain to cause cognitive impairment, hallucination, and temporary inflammation reaction. This short-term inflammation can trigger an onset of impulsive aggression and hostile behaviors such as road rage and domestic abuse. Here are some early symptoms of hyperglycemia attack:
•Mood swings
•Easily irritable
•Tearfulness
•Difficulty concentrating
•Generally cranky
•Personality changes
•Complain about being tired
•Frequent urination
•Sudden sense of thirst
•Blurred vision and decreased visual acuity
•Headache
•Problem with reasoning
•Problem with speech






Diabetes is a highly idiosyncratic disease and affects people in very different ways. Your statement that "agitated/combative moods . . . are not symptoms of high blood glucose" is not accurate, not supported by peer review studies and the linked summary from The Diabetes Council reflects that the clinical studies for hyperglycemia show that it can trigger "hostile behaviors such as road rage and domestic abuse" or in my case "meth addict grifter rage".

I returned to my hotel room read the complete list of symptoms from the day realised that I had hit 90% of them during the day, went to the pharmacy and got the blood test, saw the 480 and made an appointment to go see the doctor.

spanone

(135,823 posts)
10. asking 'panelists' a question and immediately interrupting them by giving the answer himself
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 08:55 PM
Feb 2018

it's worse than usual

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
13. Wow! Seriously?
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:26 PM
Feb 2018

I'm diabetic and never act like that.

When did it become OK to make fun of people with a medical condition?

PCIntern

(25,532 posts)
18. I will patiently explain to you
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 12:42 AM
Feb 2018

that the subject of his odd behaviors has been explicitly discussed heretofore. Many individuals have postulated that he becomes extremely irritable when he's out of control medically and he as much has admitted it over the years in q and a sessions.

Like I would care what you think in any event. You must have been a lot of fun on the playground when you were a kid.

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)
20. Your defense was just as stupid, notice others thought you.....
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 10:42 AM
Feb 2018

Should of self deleted also.

Defend your idiotic post all you want, you know it was disgusting.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
30. Ha. I got put n double secret probation for asking someone how old it was
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:21 AM
Mar 2018

Btw, he was the most febrile I’ve ever seen him tonight

Trminds me of this



WRONG!!’

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
17. Rachel covering NH and Connecticut right now.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:59 PM
Feb 2018

And in the Kentucky house race, a D lost, but got 33%, and that district doesn't normally run a D candidate.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
23. Again? He's an excitable boy at the best of times, but I remember some kinda bad times.
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 09:24 PM
Feb 2018

Take a break, Tweety.

markpkessinger

(8,392 posts)
27. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch him ever since the time . . .
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 11:04 PM
Feb 2018

. . . he practically creamed his jeans on the air over George W. Bush in a flight suit!

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