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  1. 2kids4me
    Yes, blood glucose testing is the same as sugar levels. gluten-free yogurt, bananas, rice, popsicles (gluten-free of course) can all help to settle your tummy and ease the diarrhea. You can get weak and dizzy from so many things.... from dehydration to anemia to electrolyte imbalance. You could try drinking pedialyte - it is a balanced electrolyte solution...
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    So much going on - I know the feeling! Even though the blood work was negative - it would seem that you respond badly to gluten. I need B 12 shots too - without them I am so tired - I am useless, plus I get pins and needles and numbness, I drop things etc. Be sure to get them every month. Hypothyroidism takes about 4 - 6 weeks to respond to the meds...
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    ARCHIVED Thyroid

    2kids4me replied to manja's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    We can never wean her off her meds. She has no function left - completely hypothyroid. She needs the hormone to grow and have normal menstrual cycles. Yes once HYPERthyroid tissue has been removed or has been treated with radioactive isotopes then it may not require meds. Also adults may be able to experiment. Children should not.
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    Yes babies can develop diabetes, if you have any suspicion - please get her checked ASAP. Babies and young children tend to proceed to ketoacidois quicker than older children or adults. Lets us know how things check out.
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    yes, gluten will play havoc with blood sugars -as will illness and emotional upset as already mentioned. Then you get to the teen years and ups and downs from hormones! One day at a time. It is hard but you are not alone.
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    It is hard - the adjustment - it seems everything is affected - office parties, a simple invite to lunch - presents challenges. Natures Path makes arice ceral called "crispy rice" , kids like it and I use it to make Crispy rice squares, for last minute BD parties I keep gluten-free choc cupcakes in the freezer . If you know about the party ahead of time...
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    If your husband had a penchant for making rat poision at home would you use the same pans and coat them in tin foil? Of couse you can eat far more rat poision than gluten without being sick but replace this with the noixious subtance of your choice Whoa now. What I meant by coating the pans with tin foil is that I use the same pans as I had before, I...
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    kinnikinnik has a habit of changing the flour combo every once in a while. A celaic I know is sensitive to pea flour and any of their products with peas flour make her bloat up, gives her a headache and stomach ache. Any sensitivity to peas?
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    I have 2 children with celiac....do all my baking gluten free but have husband who likes his gluten. All I did was buy a second toaster that is dedicated gluten-free. if my husband wants gluten baking - I buy it from the store /bakery. Wheat flour etc is just too"poofy" and the dust creates problems - so I only keep gluten-free flours. I kept all the pans...
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    I don't mind at all, it was a really sweet gesture and everyone that does know has been laughing about it with me everytime they come by my desk for a treat.
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    ARCHIVED Thyroid

    2kids4me replied to manja's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    We did that for about a year with my daughter when she was younger - one dose was too low and the next was too high - we alternated and it worked out great. Her levels were just right.
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    Well, you will be popular today! Sounds like someone trying to do something nice for someone else without realizing you couldn't eat them. It's kinda like a "Murphys Law" thing where if there was one celiac in the room, the person holding the gluten treats will find them! I have had the same thing happen in hospitals - my daughter was recently hospitalized...
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    ARCHIVED Fiance

    2kids4me replied to nicole123's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    It is great that he is coming around. My husband has been supportive - but it only started after he did some reading too. You see, I had done research and taken the kids to doctor appt while he worked - he didnt have the background info I had. It wasnt until he came to the pre-biopsy appt and the GI showed him pictures of damaged villi and had celiac explained...
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    You can try getting some acidophyllus from a health food store. It is kept in the fridge and you can take it with juice or whatever - it helps repopulate and restore the normal good bacteria in the intestine. My daughter had a chronic problem with yeast rash on her inner thigh - I got the acidophyllus and it helped. Eating yogurt (plain is best - you can...
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    Celiac disease was the hardest in terms of diet adjustment and learning to read labels. Diabetes with my son was the hardest because ot the lifelong implications. In the last week, I dont think life will be the same. My daughter had an appendectomy Wednesday based on clincial signs but the appendix looked fine - the levels of urobilinogen are very high and...
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    I have had a crazy week, this board has kept me sane only cause I know many of you have been through similar stuff..... you know that there are things will make you scared - that others might just say "What's the big deal". More than one person today said - oh its going around, no big deal, its just strep.. My son was very sick last Monday, vomiting every...
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    There are numerous connective tissue disorders. Check this site out for info on them - Open Original Shared Link The home page has link for patient information, click on that and then choose which disorder you want to look up. The unfortunate part about immune mediated disease is that many have variable symptoms and symptoms that could go along with other...
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    Even though Italy is known for its pasta - it is also known as world leader in the early diagnosis of celiac disease: In Italy, where celiac disease is common, all children are screened by age 6 so that even asymptomatic disease is caught early. In addition, Italians of any age are tested for the disease as soon as they show symptoms. As a result of this...
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    Our school has Pizza day too. I either bring in a gluten-free pizza at lunch for them or send one. They allow my son to warm it up in the microwave (normally students arent allowed to use microwave in elementary school). I have one in elementary and one in junior high). The other students are actully a bit jealous cause the gluten-free pizzas look better...
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    I live in Alberta. We claim mileage to the hospital for the kids (17 trips in 2004). They even give a meal allowance. We live 100 km from the nearest pediatric hospital. We claim the difference between purchasing gluten-free food and a wheat based/regular product. We have 2 celiac kids so can claim everything from cake mix to flour, cereal bars etc. I just...
  22. 2kids4me
    HI, I have added some sites below for you to look at - they have symptoms of various satges in the "life of an ovary". You can have hormonal imbalance without being in menopause. I have had various symptoms for the last 7 years of perimenopause - I am 44 from: Open Original Shared Link Premature menopause can be confirmed by blood tests to...
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    make sure you have been checked for hypothyroidism or pernicious anema (B12 deficiency). Either condition will leave you tired ... Lack of B12 can be a result of poor absorbtion or destruction of the parietal cells that are needed to absorb this vitamin. I had a lot of problems with bloating and a feeling of being "unwell" before I found out I needed shots...
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    Prior to going gluten-free, my daughter would have severe canker sores - she would refuse to eat cause it hurt. They always seemed to be clearing up then a new bunch would arrive. We aave had ZERO canker sores since going gluten-free!
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    HI! my son was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 9 yrs and 10 months later with celiac. (Sept 2003 diabetes, July 2004 celiac) He took about 6 - 8 weeks if I recall - for his symptoms to go away. He had leg pains and mild stomach aches. His sister is also celiac and she had way worse stomach aches prior to gluten-free, yet my son's intestine showed way...
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