Swimming with Islit

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Insulinitis (Islit), near-total to total loss of
endogenous insulin most often caused by
an autoimmune attack (Insulitis) on pancre-
atic beta cells, risky multiple daily exogenous
insulin dosages required to try to stay alive.

The biggest risk with that treatment? Severe
hypoglycemia, especially during sleep time,
estimates are that 5% to 11% of Islit indivi-
duals die from a severe hypo, but of note,
if detected in time & adequate glucose-rais-
ing drink or food ingested, recovery from ...

... a severe hypo most often transpires, sav-
ing the life of Islit individuals experiencing
severe hypos.
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Well, I try to exercise up to 5 half-hour indoor
cycling events per day, the more I do the more
weight I lose on my current 1,000 calories max
diet (171.6 pounds this morning, BMI 27.5 for
my 5' 6.25" height), but wow, Islit victim Wes
Kendig, an active swimmer, has far more to ...

... deal with than I do, so much that when he
is swimming & he feels his glucose is low he'll
"swim to the end of the pool, jump out of the
water, pop some fruit snacks or Reese’s into
his mouth and jump right back in the water."
https://lancasteronline.com/sports/highschool/swimming/diabetes-doesn-t-slow-down-penn-manor-swimmer-wes-kendig/article_ddd1b052-8472-11eb-a062-8b750be1aeac.html

The article, unfortunately, fails to reveal that
Wes has Islit in its title, using the confusing
diabetes word without clarifier, a mistake of
misleading confusion that far too many writers
make in the title, failing to use a clarifier when
writing about any of the 7 Disparate High ...

... Glucose Conditions. Yesterday, finding re-
cent news articles about deaths of 5 individu-
als, none of the writers mentioned which of
the 7 Disparate High Glucose Conditions the
individuals had (i.e., they all used diabetes
without clarifier).

In the Islit swimmer article, Type 1 is only men-
tioned once, in the 8th sentence of the article.
Wes got Islit as a High School freshman, age
14 or 15, diagnosed during a Christmas break.
His glucose level was reported as an incredibly
high 1,800 mg/dl, per the article, & it's fortunate ...

... he got exogenous insulin in time to save his
life, just barely in time as I can't recall ever see-
ing a report of a glucose level that high. Unmen-
tioned, if his glucose level was that high, he had
Islit ketoacidosis.

Severity of his condition caused cerebral swell-
ing, and things were touch-and-go, particularly
during the first three days in the ICU of Chil-
dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After 7 days,
he returned
home.

His father says "It’s something he will have to
live with the rest of his life." Well, progress in
finding THE CURE will hopefully make that
statement false, the sooner the better.

Wes currently checks his blood glucose level
many times per day & night, injecting exogen-
ous insulin as much as eight times per day. He
may use a continuous glucose monitor and/or
insulin pump in the future, but the need for ...

... him to be fast while swimming may inhibit
their use while he's swimming (i.e., even though
they're small, they may be perceived as large
enough to block water, not sure about that, it's
possible that they wouldn't be perceived that
way).

I think Wes is currently a senior in high school.
The article mentions Wes fighting against lows
while swimming, but fails to mention that hypo-
glycemia is a risk Wes faces 24 x 7 x 365 (366
every leap year). See sig for details of long-
term & short-term risks.

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Pro-Humanist FREELOVER, I got Insulinitis
(Islit) caused by Insulitis at age 5 in March
1961, 60 years ago.

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Long-term sequelae risks for those who have
any of the Disparate High Glucose Conditions
(DHGCs) include

o A high chance of reduced life expectancy

o Increased risk of

-stroke

-coronary artery disease

-atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

-heart attack

-neuropathy (damage to the nerves)

-amputation

-eye problems including blindness

-kidney damage (nephropathy) including
kidney failure

-many types of malignant cancer (not all types)

-sexual problems (in both men and women)

-pregnancy risks to pregnant women with
any DHGC and to their unborn babies

Short-term sequelae risk of those with any DHGC
who use any hypoglycemia-causing medication:

o Hypoglycemia, which can be severe causing
seizure, loss of cognizance, loss of conscious-
ness, death (estimated to kill 5% to 11% of those
who have Islit)

Short-term sequelae risk most likely in
those with Islit, but can occur in those
with any non-Islit DHGC:

o Ketoacidosis, if not countered with enough
exogenous insulin in time, it causes death

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C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
Ideal! https://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm

Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
Soon is Desired! https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm

Logic and reasoning behind ceasing using
confusing / misleading / misinforming
diabetes & diabetic & reactive hypogly-
cemia words and phrases, replacing all
of that with vastly superior clarifying ...

... names which I created / defined orig-
inally in May 2010, updating it many times
since then:

Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
Exemplary! https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm

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