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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / April 2008Type 2 Diabetics: Be Wary of Anemia
Healthy Living / Health Conditions Saturday, April 12, 2008 According to one study, people with type 2 diabetes should take steps to reduce the risk of developing anemia, a condition characterized by insufficient hemoglobin levels and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. Published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the study by Australian scientists was based on five years of research involving 500 diabetic patients. At the conclusion of the study period, researchers discovered that roughly one-fourth of the diabetic patients developed anemia, the majority of them early on in the five- year time span. Patients with diabetic kidney disease were more likely to develop anemia than those diabetics with fully-functioning kidneys. Researchers recommended anemia screening for all high-risk groups, including type 2 diabetics, at least once a year. > Healthy Living / Health Conditions > Saturday, April 12, 2008 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Researchers recommended anemia screening for all high-risk groups, > including type 2 diabetics, at least once a year. its a good thing this was an American study , or the rest of the world could be in trouble too >>Healthy Living / Health Conditions >>Saturday, April 12, 2008 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > its a good thing this was an American study , > or the rest of the world could be in trouble too >>> Healthy Living / Health Conditions >>> Saturday, April 12, 2008 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> its a good thing this was an American study , >> or the rest of the world could be in trouble too > Healthy Living / Health Conditions > Saturday, April 12, 2008 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Researchers recommended anemia screening for all high-risk groups, > including type 2 diabetics, at least once a year. The kidneys make a substance called erythropoitin (sp?) that promotes red blood cell formation. When the kidneys are damaged their production of erythropoitin becomes limited and anemia may ensue. Best regards, Michelle C. T2 diet & exercise >> Healthy Living / Health Conditions >> Saturday, April 12, 2008 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >red blood cell formation. When the kidneys are damaged their >production of erythropoitin becomes limited and anemia may ensue. Interesting, yet *another* thing mother has without actual diabetes. It may (cf gout) or may not be connected to her kidneys, I think I'd better sneak up and check her BG while she's still on the steroids. In her case I understand it's malabsorption, mainly of B vitamins: so B6 and B12 (AFAICR) may also be good things to check along with the actual iron level One wonders whether well controlled diabetics suffer from this possibility or not > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:48:49 -0700 (PDT), "Michelle C." > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > One wonders whether well controlled diabetics suffer from this > possibility or not I would think as long as the kidneys are not damaged that anemia would not be a particular issue for diabetics. Best regards, Michelle C., T2 diet & exercise >> On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:48:49 -0700 (PDT), "Michelle C." >> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >I would think as long as the kidneys are not damaged that anemia would >not be a particular issue for diabetics. yes that's the trouble with "diabetics" get this and that, it really means "uncontrolled diabetics" like most of them are (sadly) Ira, I have been noticing that my hematocrit has been going down. It is now 34 I am getting tested for anemia. I was getting worried, but now that I see there is a link, my mind is more at ease. god knows what I think I had. Loretta |
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