[acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?

Sun Jan 29 08:35:21 EST 2012

I am over weight by 45 pounds. He did mention fatty liver disease . :( Common in type 2 's.) I have gained 8 pounds this winter without any major life changes but meds, Levemire,glimeperide, metformin. very frustrating. I see him in a few weeks.

Nancy Matulis
Community Volunteer
Sent from my I pad

On Jan 28, 2012, at 7:40 PM, "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf" <plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Nancy,
> Just because you have been diabetic that long doesn’t mean it is normal to have elevated liver enzymes. I have been diabetic for 67 years and do not have elevated liver enzymes.  Do you see an endocrinologist?
>  
> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Matulis
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:43 PM
> To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
> Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?
>  
> Thanks I was told last year my liver enzymes are slightly elevated. My endo says my diabetes of 18 years  is why. 
> Nancy Matulis
> Community Volunteer
> Sent from my I pad
> 
> On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf" <plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> A friend transcribed the following from slides so that I could read it as 
>> well and I am in turn forwarding FYI.
>> 
>> I have never known exactly what the Liver does.
>> This is very informative.
>> Some interesting facts about our Liver
>> 
>> Hi, I’m your liver. Let me tell you how much I love you - in 9 ways!
>> 
>> 1. I store the iron reserves you need, as well as a lot of vitamins and 
>> minerals. Without me, you wouldn’t have the strength to carry on.
>> 
>> 2. I make bile to help you digest food. Without me, you’d waste away to 
>> nothing.
>> 
>> 3. I detoxify poisonous chemicals you give me, and that includes 
>> alcohol, beer, wine and drugs (prescribed and over the counter) as well as 
>> illegal substances. Without me, your “bad” habits would kill you.
>> 
>> 4. I store energy, like a battery, by stockpiling sugar (carbohydrates, 
>> glucose and fat) until you need it. Without me, the sugar level in your 
>> blood could fall dramatically and you’d go into a coma.
>> 
>> 5. I make the blood that got your system going even before you were 
>> born. Without me, you wouldn’t be here.
>> 
>> 6. I manufacture new proteins that your body needs to stay healthy and 
>> grow. Without me, you wouldn’t grow properly.
>> 
>> 7. I remove poisons from the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you 
>> breathe. Without me, you’d be poisoned with pollutants.
>> 
>> 8. I make clotting factors that stop bleeding when you accidentally 
>> prick yourself. Without me, you’d bleed to death.
>> 
>> 9. I help defend you against germs going into your body at all times. I 
>> take those cold germs, flu bugs, and other germs you encounter, and knock 
>> them dead – or at least weaken them. Without me, you’d be a sitting duck 
>> for every injection known to man.
>> 
>> That’s how much I love you . . . . but do you love me?
>> 
>> Let me tell you some ways to love me, your liver. Don’t drown me in beer, 
>> alcohol or wine. Even one drink is too much for some people and could scar 
>> me for life. Watch those drugs! All drugs are chemicals, and when you mix 
>> them up without a doctor’s advice you could create something poisonous that 
>> could damage me badly. I scar easily . . and those scars, called 
>> “Cirrhosis” are permanent. Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking 
>> pills when they aren’t necessary is a bad habit. All those chemicals really 
>> hurt a liver.
>> 
>> Be careful with aerosol sprays. Remember, I have to detoxify what you 
>> breathe in too. So when you are cleaning with aerosol cleaners, make sure 
>> the room is well ventilated, or wear a mask. That goes double for bug 
>> sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and all those chemical sprays you use. 
>> Be careful what you breathe!
>> 
>> Watch what gets on your skin! Those insecticides you put on trees and 
>> shrubs not only kill bugs they can get to me right through your skin and 
>> destroy my cells too. Remember they’re all chemicals. Cover your skin with 
>> gloves, long sleeves, a hat and mask every time insecticides are in the air 
>> or if you’re handling them.
>> 
>> Warning! I can’t and won’t tell you I’m in trouble until I’m almost at the 
>> end of my rope . . . and yours. Remember: I am a non-complainer. 
>> Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and other junk can destroy me! This may 
>> be the only warning you will ever get.
>> 
>> Take my advice, please! Check me out with your doctor. Blood screening 
>> tests can identify some trouble. If If’s soft and smooth, that’s good. If I’m 
>> had an bumpy, that could mean trouble. If your doctor suspects trouble, 
>> ULTRA SOUND and CT scans can look into it. My life, and yours, depends on 
>> how you treat me.
>> 
>> Now you know how much I care for you. Please treat me with tender loving 
>> care. Your silent partner, and ever-loving . . . . LIVER.
>> 
>> When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you 
>> have a moral obligation to share it with others.
>> 
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