Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) Newsgroups: net.bio Subject: Re: questions about diabetes Message-ID: <954@ihuxr.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 09:25:26 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxr.954 Posted: Tue Mar 6 09:25:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 07:24:52 EST References: <2109@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 35 Okay, I'll tackle this one. Diabetes. There are two types which I am familiar with. The first, usually known as Type 1 diabetes (aka juvenile diabetes) has been diagnosed in people from 60 hours of age through 90+ years of age. It is widely held that the tendancy toward Type 1 diabetes is inherited, but now the disease itself. (This is what my brother-in-law has. He lives with us, and we deal with on a daily basis. For you other diabetics - he is a 75 unit a day (45L+15S a.m. and 15S p.m.) U-100 user) The other type I am familiar with is frequently refered to as latent diabetes. This is the type that usually strikes sometime around retirement (55-70 years). There is believed to be a tight relationship between hypoglycemia in young people and latent diabetes in the elderly. (This is what my grandfather has, and it is expected that if I don't care for myself, I will get.) The tendancy toward this type of diabetes is also believed to be inherited. Sorry, no references handy except for the 3/4/84 Sunday Chicago Tribune. The Trib is running a multi-week (5-week?) series on diabetes, and 3/4 was the first week. One tidbit I did pick up from there - the Romans noticed that some people's urine attracted bees and ants. So they tasted it and found it sweet. This became the standard way of diagnosing diabetes - tasting the person's urine to determine how sweet it was. Anyone want to aapply for the job? (Modern methods have done away with the technique, but I suppose we could fix you up if you really wanted to.....) -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL