On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:06:34 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>
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I even spoke to the folks at the Stroke Center last night and relayed this topic. They agreed with what I said- no one has heard of the idea that impending stroke patients need to urinate any more than anyone else. It is a different problem.
More likely to be diabetes.
Carol
yes,hyperglycemia (often to critically high levels) can often be accompanied by polyuria as the body tries to rid itself of the extra sugar. Diabetes does increase you risks for vascular problems, but also the type of patient usually experiencing strokes are also the old men with faulty prostate problems. Or the little old ladies with UTI's. There are just enough variables to make the idea of the frequent urination=impending stroke just plain fooey.
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:06:34 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>
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I even spoke to the folks at the Stroke Center last night and relayed this topic. They agreed with what I said- no one has heard of the idea that impending stroke patients need to urinate any more than anyone else. It is a different problem.
More likely to be diabetes.
Carol
yes,hyperglycemia (often to critically high levels) can often be accompanied by polyuria as the body tries to rid itself of the extra sugar. Diabetes does increase you risks for vascular problems, but also the type of patient usually experiencing strokes are also the old men with faulty prostate problems. Or the little old ladies with UTI's. There are just enough variables to make the idea of the frequent urination=impending stroke just plain fooey.
Arthur Agatston of the South Beach Diet writes that people who come in with heart attacks etc often have (undiagnosed ) (pre)diabetes. I don't know if this is true. But if strokes and heart attacks are both vascular problems (I'm not sure), then they may both have links to diabetes. What do you think?
"jake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Goomba38 said:
Damsel in dis Dress said:
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:06:34 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]> wrote:
> I even spoke to the folks at the Stroke Center last night and relayed > this topic. They agreed with what I said- no one has heard of the idea > that impending stroke patients need to urinate any more than anyone > else. It is a different problem.
More likely to be diabetes.
Carol
yes,hyperglycemia (often to critically high levels) can often be accompanied by polyuria as the body tries to rid itself of the extra sugar. Diabetes does increase you risks for vascular problems, but also the type of patient usually experiencing strokes are also the old men with faulty prostate problems. Or the little old ladies with UTI's. There are just enough variables to make the idea of the frequent urination=impending stroke just plain fooey.
Arthur Agatston of the South Beach Diet writes that people who come in with heart attacks etc often have (undiagnosed ) (pre)diabetes. I don't know if this is true. But if strokes and heart attacks are both vascular problems (I'm not sure), then they may both have links to diabetes. What do you think?
diabetes mellitus (the 'usual' kind as opposed to diabetes insipidus) is implicated (ie is a significant risk factor) in the development of vascular problems such as atherosclerotic disease (especially poorly controlled diabetes), and tends to affect the smaller blood vessels (microvasculature) earlier
thus a person ends up with deteriorating eyesight, renal problems, cardiovascular disease, strokes, poor circulation in the peripheries (feet etc)
diabetes mellitus (the 'usual' kind as opposed to diabetes insipidus) is implicated (ie is a significant risk factor) in the development of vascular problems such as atherosclerotic disease (especially poorly controlled diabetes), and tends to affect the smaller blood vessels (microvasculature) earlier
thus a person ends up with deteriorating eyesight, renal problems, cardiovascular disease, strokes, poor circulation in the peripheries (feet etc)
Thank you for the info. It clarifies the issue to me.
"Stan Horwitz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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In article <[email hidden]>, "MG" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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At around 4:00pm, I was transferred by ambulance to Jefferson Hospital in Philly where they have an acute stroke center. The care I received at both hospitals was impressive. At least two neurologists at Jefferson studied my MRI and CAT scan. After a couple of days, they figured out what was wrong and I was released to my parents' care. I spent the better part of three weeks doing nothing but sleeping. And the rest is history.
Stan,
The rest may not be "history"as you call it. How much Physical Therapy , Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy , and education did you have to have?
A PT visited me at home three times during the three weeks I was recuperating. That was it. I did not need any other therapy. My education came through my own research and talking with various doctors.
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How much residual damage if any?
None, that I can tell. This is a fact for which I am very grateful.
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Have you changed your lifestyle?
Yes. I reduced the amount of potatoes, rice, pasta and bread I eat considerably and I get more exercise.
