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my new islets: Islet Cell Transplant at 5 1/2 Years
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Monday, February 10, 2014. Islet Cell Transplant at 5 1/2 Years. Its now been 5 1/2 years since I had my islet cell transplant. Here are the lab results from this point in time. They are very similar to those of my 5 year checkup. Cholesterol is 180. HDL is 83. These are all good and almost identical to 6 months ago. Creatinine is 1.7 Normal is 0.5-1.3 This is up from my previous 1.6. Glomerular Filtration Rate is 31 Normal is greater than 60. This is slightly down from 34 six months ago. In January, the...
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my new islets: My Islet Cell Transplant - I had a great run
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Thursday, May 8, 2014. My Islet Cell Transplant - I had a great run. This is the post I hoped I would never have to write. I just reread this post and it really was not a sad post to write. I enjoyed every minute of this experience. The good and even the seemingly bad. I have zero regrets and lots of good memories. This experience has allowed me to meet so many interesting people and to do so many interesting things. These things, I know, will continue indefinitely. Here are my latest lab results. Creati...
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my new islets: November 2013
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. In the past few months, I've been concerned about the health of my islet cells. My blood sugars and insulin needs have been on the increase. Its been more and more difficult to keep my blood sugars under control. My lab results have been telling the same story. My fasting C-peptide was undetectable and my A1c had climbed to 7.3. My A1c was 6.8 which is better too. I'm sure both of these readings were elevated due to the stress of the infections that I was dealing with. I had ...
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my new islets: June 2014
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014. 10 things I've learned from my islet cell transplant. I've been finding myself looking backward for awhile now. Its been hard to accept that my islets are really gone. I know that looking back is not a very positive thing to do, so I'm going to start looking forward now. But, I thought I'd post this first. These are in no particular order. 1 Even a small C-peptide goes a long way. I felt closer to cured at a 0.6 C-peptide than you would ever think. Even a 0.2 helps. 6 The JDRF con...
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my new islets: March 2014
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014. JDRF Government Day 2014. This is my third JDRF Government day and it was just as special and as important as the first two years. The format was the same as the previous years. We had two days of learning about current JDRF issues like the Promise to Remember Me Campaign. And the Special Diabetes Program. This was again followed by two days on Capital Hill meeting with our legislators and education them about diabetes issues and the importance of funding for its research.
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my new islets: 10 things I've learned from my islet cell transplant
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014. 10 things I've learned from my islet cell transplant. I've been finding myself looking backward for awhile now. Its been hard to accept that my islets are really gone. I know that looking back is not a very positive thing to do, so I'm going to start looking forward now. But, I thought I'd post this first. These are in no particular order. 1 Even a small C-peptide goes a long way. I felt closer to cured at a 0.6 C-peptide than you would ever think. Even a 0.2 helps. 6 The JDRF con...
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my new islets: April 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013. One less -ologist is a good thing. My visit yesterday was much better. She walked into the room and said that I should keep doing whatever I have been doing. There were only a rare amount of the teardrop and acanthrocytes. She says the bone marrow option is no longer necessary. Yay for that. And, no more appointment unless something else leads me that way. Other good lab results included a creatinine of 1.7, a potassium of 4.5, and a hemoglobin of 12.5. Links to this post. 3/8/13 ...
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my new islets: June 2013
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013. BK virus-still in the picture. I had my kidney biopsy done and the results were mostly good. I heard from Dr. Bellin that there was no active inflammation found which means that I can continue with this dose of immunosuppression. She was however concerned that the biopsy did show some scarring. She said that it might require follow up with my nephrologist. This is my hope of course, and not that I'm rejecting. Time will tell. These are pictures of our ash tree. Its one of the ...
