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Ann
Guest
Hello,
A year ago I wrote to learn about type #1 diabetes because my then 19 year old daughter had just
been diagnosed. She accepted her diagnosis and learned fast, she is very strict in her diet, runs
five to seven miles a day (she was always a runner)sees her endocrinologist, dentist, and G.P.
regularly.
The problem is last week she had a stroke, she does not have high blood pressure, she is about 110
lbs., and as I said she is very careful with her diet.
They kept her in the hospital because of the weakness in her left side but so far the CAT scan was
normal as was the MRI. We are waiting for the Echocardiagram results. The only lasting effect is her
left upper lip droops a bit.
A few months before she was diagnosed she and my other daughter were in a car accident, she had two
complaints for months after, a very bad pain in her upper stomach area, under her left breast and a
pain that ran down her left arm. (There was no reflex in this arm for months)The pain in the upper
stomach went away once diagnosed with diabetes and started on insulin but the left arm still hurt.
Since the stroke she gets sharp pains that run down her arm to her fingers. While we wait for
results and more doctor appointments I was hoping someone might find some of this familiar and
point me in the right direction. As I said she has accepted her diabetes and the changes that
brought to her life but this is scaring her, she is so afraid she will have another stroke and it
will be worse.
I would appreciate any help and advice, Ann
A year ago I wrote to learn about type #1 diabetes because my then 19 year old daughter had just
been diagnosed. She accepted her diagnosis and learned fast, she is very strict in her diet, runs
five to seven miles a day (she was always a runner)sees her endocrinologist, dentist, and G.P.
regularly.
The problem is last week she had a stroke, she does not have high blood pressure, she is about 110
lbs., and as I said she is very careful with her diet.
They kept her in the hospital because of the weakness in her left side but so far the CAT scan was
normal as was the MRI. We are waiting for the Echocardiagram results. The only lasting effect is her
left upper lip droops a bit.
A few months before she was diagnosed she and my other daughter were in a car accident, she had two
complaints for months after, a very bad pain in her upper stomach area, under her left breast and a
pain that ran down her left arm. (There was no reflex in this arm for months)The pain in the upper
stomach went away once diagnosed with diabetes and started on insulin but the left arm still hurt.
Since the stroke she gets sharp pains that run down her arm to her fingers. While we wait for
results and more doctor appointments I was hoping someone might find some of this familiar and
point me in the right direction. As I said she has accepted her diabetes and the changes that
brought to her life but this is scaring her, she is so afraid she will have another stroke and it
will be worse.
I would appreciate any help and advice, Ann