Question by crime_scene223: Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?
I know someone that occasionally has problems swallowing when he is eating. It makes him feel like he is about to choke, as the food doesn’t go down. He is a diabetic. Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?

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Answer by J B
No. Having scar tissue or a stricture in the esophagus would be the cause of this. He could schedule an endoscopy to have this checked out and if there is a narrowed area, they can stretch it back out and he won’t have probably again for a while (this has a tendency to come back).

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Question by crime_scene223: Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?
I know someone that occasionally has problems swallowing when he is eating. It makes him feel like he is about to choke, as the food doesn’t go down. He is a diabetic. Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?

Best answer:

Answer by J B
No. Having scar tissue or a stricture in the esophagus would be the cause of this. He could schedule an endoscopy to have this checked out and if there is a narrowed area, they can stretch it back out and he won’t have probably again for a while (this has a tendency to come back).

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Question by crime_scene223: Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?
I know someone that occasionally has problems swallowing when he is eating. It makes him feel like he is about to choke, as the food doesn’t go down. He is a diabetic. Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?

Best answer:

Answer by J B
No. Having scar tissue or a stricture in the esophagus would be the cause of this. He could schedule an endoscopy to have this checked out and if there is a narrowed area, they can stretch it back out and he won’t have probably again for a while (this has a tendency to come back).

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Question by crime_scene223: Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?
I know someone that occasionally has problems swallowing when he is eating. It makes him feel like he is about to choke, as the food doesn’t go down. He is a diabetic. Is diabetes a contributing factor if someone is having a hard time swallowing?

Best answer:

Answer by J B
No. Having scar tissue or a stricture in the esophagus would be the cause of this. He could schedule an endoscopy to have this checked out and if there is a narrowed area, they can stretch it back out and he won’t have probably again for a while (this has a tendency to come back).

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Question by Struggling Through: What is the criteria for deciding which diabetic diet to place someone on?
I am an RN attempting to find this information and coming up short. How do you decide whether to place someone on a 1200 ADA diet or a 2500 ADA diet?

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Answer by NeuroProf
It depends on the severity, the age of onset, and the type. I assume you are asking about type II diabetes in an older person. If the person is still producing sufficient insulin to control glucose when the diet is stabilized, then

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Question by jamie_collins19782001: Is it safe for someone whom does not have Diabetes to eat a Diabetic Diet?
My husband has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and High Cholesterol. In supporting his “new” Diabetic diet, I have opted to be on a Diabetic Diet with him. Also, my daughter is 10, and she is very thin, I was having her do this diet as well, but allow her to eat “junk” food on occasion. Is it nutritionally safe for my child to do a No Sugar/Low Fat diet as well?

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Answer by taylorsbabe
you should probably ask a doctor not yahoo users – this is a serious question

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Question by Oranges Boranges: What happens if someone with bad diabetes refuses to amputate a dead foot?
If someone that has sugar diabetes does not amputate a bad foot… Can it kill them?
They are saying his heart rate is only 20% and is too weak to preform an amputation.

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Answer by princess ninja
well, if the foot is infected….then wouldn’t the infection spread through the person’s body and they would die???

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Question by the_creative_dancer: What happens when someone has diabetes and they drink?
I have a friend that drinks alcohol (not the hard stuff) but he has diabetes. I don’t know what to do because I’m really close to this friend. He always reacts the worst to me out of everyone only when he drinks. I just need some help on how to deal with him and what happens to him with it? Plus how can I get him to stop drinking. Oh I should add that he drinks a 12 pack of Natural Light.

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Answer by Jimmy Changa
Alcohol has the ability to both increase and decrease blood sugars. In regards to the former, this is because of the high sugar content of alcoholic drinks. With respect to the latter, alcohol chronically can impair the bodies store of sugar, and is often a substitute for real food. Moreover, it can impair ones ability to recognise low blood sugars. However, in a well controlled diabetic, alcohol is not contraindicated, and should be enjoyed with the above provisos.

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Question by Shan: How many Grams of Carbs should someone with type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes intake a day?
I am waiting for my second round of blood work to come back with the results as to whether or not i have gestational diabetes. My OB said she is pretty sure it will come back positive so while im waiting for the final results i want to make sure im not ingesting to many carbs. What is the suggested intake of carbs for someone with gestational diabetes and/or Type 2 diabetes?

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Answer by Robert F
Any low carb diet is helpful to be healthy.

Breakfast -4 carbs

Lunch- 4 Carbs

Dinner- 6 Carbs.

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I have a friend that drinks alcohol (not the hard stuff) but he has diabetes. I don’t know what to do because I’m really close to this friend. He always reacts the worst to me out of everyone only when he drinks. I just need some help on how to deal with him and what happens to him with it? Plus how can I get him to stop drinking. Oh I should add that he drinks a 12 pack of Natural Light.