Diabetes & Feet: Child
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Diabetic Husband
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on December 8, 2009
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Hi Moms, Can you hear me screaming? I feel that I should put this under the chidcare category! I am upset but, not saying anything till I hear back from you. My hu...
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- Hi K.: My husband also was a diabetic. He passed away three years ago. Since than I have become a rep with Nussentials Corporation a health and wellness company. I ...
- Hi, K.. I don't have a diabetic husband, but I do have a diabetic son. It's true that when their blood sugar is low, their reasoning skills are very impaired. He mi...
- Having been insulin diaetic for 30+ years, yes low blood sugar can make you quite confused. If he tells you it is that low you need to get him to sit down and get him...
Does Yor Feet Hurt?
Asked by S.D. from San Francisco
on February 17, 2009
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I mean really hurt, for 12 months now there has been numbness on the tops of my feet and the tip of my big toe. My baby girl is 9 months, I am 40 years old and in exc...
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- I have a 9 month old and my feet still hurt. I think it had something to do with my pregnancy and the big baby I was carrying.. then once I had him, while I was breast...
- Hi S., I used to have burning and aching feet for two years. I started using magnetic insoles and they no longer hurt. If you would like more info let me...
- Please see an orthopedic surgeon -- NOT a podiatrist. Peripheral neuropathy may be a diagnosis. The surgeon may also refer you to a maker of insoles molded to your f...
Leg Pain in 6 Year Old
Asked by S.S. from Spartanburg
on March 25, 2009
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My daughter has been complaining of leg pain for about 2 1/2 weeks now. It appears to be the muscles. Sometimes it will be the thigh on one leg, then the calf on the o...
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- Hi S., Seeing a Chiropractor is the best place to start with this. Not to mention, least invasive. Growing pains will often present like this, particuarly in the mus...
- S., I have a 32 yr old son & a 28 yr old daughter. When my son was the age of your daughter, he complained of the same thing. He was born with a clubbed foot so I knew...
- Be careful and keep an eye on her. Keep notes about her pains, where they are and what time of day they occur. It could be something as bad as lupus or nothing at all.
Daughters Foot Pain
Asked by T.B. from Houston
on April 27, 2009
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First, I just want to say--how much I appreciate all the moms that take the time to read the posts and respond to each others cares and concerns. The MOM's on this si...
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- The first thing that came to mind is planters worts. They feel like you have a small piece of glass or splinter in the bottom of your foot. The do look like a wart but...
- A lot of what you explain sounds like it could be a heel spur, which she is really too young to have just yet, but you never know. A heel spur is a calcium build up i...
- Hi T B, I had a similar issue for years. The soles of my feet burned, tingled. No stabbing pain, not isolated to one area but rather the whole sole. I thought it was...
Severe Joint Pain
Asked by L.R. from Los Angeles
on May 31, 2008
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Hello,
I have been experiencing severe joint pain since before giving birth to my 11 week old baby boy. It is mostly in my fingers, wrists, hips, knees, and spine. Ha...
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- you may want to try acupuncture for pain management & also get blood work done to check your thyroid or see if you have any autoimmune illness going on. M.
- Hi Li, Congratulations on the birth of your son. I have a son too and he is the best! I had the same problem. I got really bad pains in my hips and legs (espec...
- I don't think it's pregnancy related, if it was it would have gone by now. I know I experienced many diffrent aces and pains with my last one but they were gone once h...
Not Sure How to Help 11 Y/o Son Deal...
Asked by B.G. from Columbus
on September 29, 2008
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i have had many medical issues since my 11 y/o was born. he was born in 1997, in 2002 i had a kidney/pancreas transplant, in 2005 i had a second kidney transplant, i h...
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- Dear B., I'm so sorry to hear about all that you and your family have been through. I suggest therapy for your son. Just someone he can talk to, who will help h...
- I felt as though I was reading about my life as I read your post. My mother was diabetic (juvenile diabetes) and well controlled but started running the gamut of compl...
- I went through something similar with a family friend with 5 kids (between 14 and 5 at the time)the dad had cancer and we found a wonderful book, i think it was called...
Child with ADD/ADHD
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on November 7, 2008
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Hello fellow moms,
I don't like to get into other people's business, but this situation has me upset and I want to help. I have wanted to help since I met her.
There...
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- hi A.. We watch a little boy after school that has ADHD and he has recently gone on an even stronger drug than ritalin. Ritalin isn't the answer to everything but i...
- The little girl you are talking about sounds a lot like my son. We waiting until he was 10 to put him on meds. As much as I hated the idea of him taking meds it has ...
- HI A.- Wow, this is a sticky situation and good for you to help out with this. :) Although the guardian has researched, it seems as if she is not educated regardin...
Miscarriage
Asked by E.V. from Philadelphia
on February 9, 2011
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I just had a miscarriage 4 days ago and at 14.5 weeks. The day before, I went for an anatomy ultrasound and was told that my baby is perfectly healthy and that all of ...
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- E., ignore people who tell you to "get over it". Just because you hadn't held your baby yet doesn't mean that you didn't suffer a real loss. What you are going throu...
- I am so sorry for your loss. Call your physician right now. Right now. Tell her you are feeling suicidal. She will talk you through what you need to do. If y...
- Hi E., I hate to presume to know how you feel because of course I haven't walked in your shoes but I can so relate to you. I was told my son was perfectly healthy at...
Bad Varicose Veins and Spider Veins That Hurt
Asked by M.M. from Washington DC
on December 23, 2008
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My right leg is practically purple and PAINFUL. My right ankle feels like I am constantly getting an "indian sunburn" I am 5 mos pregnant and wearing the Jobst compr...
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- Hi I have these too! I am 8 months pregnant and in all 8 pregnancies, never experienced this til now. My DR recommended medical hose, the thigh kind- size depends ...
- I developed a pretty gnarly varicose vein that did not go away after pregnancy. I had laser ablation done on it last Feb., and it's totally gone now! The procedure was...
- My sister has had great sucess with Vein Clinics of America. She has tried other doctors and nurses an ended up with horrible scarring from ulcerations that occurred f...
My Child - the Eating Machine.
Asked by D.J. from Detroit
on March 3, 2010
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My recently turned 3-year-old daughter is driving me batty. It is now 10:30am. Since she woke up at 8 this morning, she has eaten one 4oz. yogurt with wheat germ, two ...
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- Do you think she is going through a growth spur? Has she always been like that? I think is complicated...sorry I can't help. If you are worry, could you see a speciali...
- When I feel like all I am doing is spending time in the kitchen preparing one meal after another because my son just can't get full, I put a bowl of dry cereal out on...
- I'd keep a food journal of what she eats for a week. Then try to keep those similar portions, but only at meal times, no snacks. Snacking is a dangerous habit, even ...
