I have alot of medical problems and was just diagnosed with DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. What might my life span be ?I have full-blown rheumatoid arthritis and just had my 17th surgery in 18 years. I also have an under-active thyroid, type 2 diabetes, highBP, depression, irregular heart beat, raynaud's disease, growth hormone deficiency, high cholesterol and sleep apnea.
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-saved_by_grace
Unless God stamped an expiration date on the bottom of your foot there is no way of knowing. Prognosis is probably pretty good if you can get all of your medical problems under control with medication.
-Boston Doctor, MD, MBA
This is a difficult question to answer mainly because it revolves around one thing: how well you're willing to maintain your health regimen. Of the things mention, the things that will kill you the fastest are your diabetes mellitus, hypertension (high BP), and high cholesterol in that order. If you take the medications (insulin or hypoglycemics, antihypertensives, and statins) that you need in order to control these chronic conditions, you will live just as long as the next person. Many people don't, because it's not fun doing so. Seeing my patients suffer from diabetes because they snuck in a cake slice or 2 or 5 during the day and only checked their blood glucose a few times a week rather than multiple times a day is a travesty. I have very bad diabetics that control their sugar levels quite well and have lived to very old ages without complications such as diabetic nephropathy.
You always have a choice. Please make it a good one. If you haven't been monitoring your blood sugar well in the past, please do so now. Their are much worse, more gruesome complications of diabetes (constant pain that doctors can't control, thrice weekly dialysis) that you can still get.
-Pratima A
Your life span ......Well answer is as you wish.
Yes, you can cure many of your problems with hypnosis and live long life as per your wish. To know more about it check: http://hypnosis-knowthyself.blogspot.com/2008/03/hypnosis-power-of-mind.html
-Pieridae1
My mother has rheumatoid arthritis, depression, high cholesterol, and irregular heart beats as well. Just with those I see how much she suffers. I cannot begin to imagine what you are going through. Depending on the action your doctors take and how well you take care of your self will determine your life span...
Be as healthy as you possibly can, and join the YMCA or a local health club with a pool so you can do low impact aerobics.
As for the diabetic nephropathy, if there is enough damage to the blood vessels in your kidneys you might need dialysis or a transplant.
No ones life span can be determined, even doctors are wrong. Do what you can to help your body fight it, pray, and God will do the rest.
God Bless...
-Shelli
It depends what stage you're in. I read about 25 years from the onset. Others say 15. Have your doctor send you to a dietitian to advise you. It's important to eat a low protein diet for example, less than 40 grams of protein each day. Gotta keep the potassium down as well. Good luck. Here's a site to check out;
http://www.umm.edu/diabetes-info/kidney.htm
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