Hey There!

[Shanemak]

Hey everyone! I found this great forum via a google search. I am a 26 year old male,with CFRD(cystic fibrosis related diabetes). I found that managing diabetes is overall pretty easy, it's just a pain in the ***. Having cystic fibrosis and diabetes is complicated.Because of Cf, I constantly need to eat to gain weight, but, because of being diabetic, I have to limit my food, and eat at specified times.It pretty much sucks. So I am looking into getting the insulin pump. Overall, I have heard nothing but good things about it, so I am inquiring about it.

[duck]

Hey shane,

Welcome aboard. I think you'll find that on a pump, or even on intensive MDI (multiple daily injections), you can eat with a lot more flexibility. Heck, many of us here gain weight because with better diabetes management, you can be "healthy" enough to do so...that is said with my tongue in my cheek, LOL.

Please feel free to ask anything you want, never be embarrassed here. We talk about just about anything! LOL.

[KickStart101]

Hiya Shane: I'm Very Happy to see you here. I hope you learn lots more and are able to contribute some of your well-found Wisdom. :D
Wow, you have a full plate with Diabetes and CF for sure. I hope
that you are doing well with both. I remember when my Daughter was 3 yrs.
old she had a very Bad Grand Mal seizure. Her room mate was a pretty little
8 yr. old blond girl from Quebec. I remember the Nurses came in on schedule
to give her "back-poundings", meds., etc. I often wondered about her through the yrs. Hummm...she'd be 24 yrs. now and hopefully doing well. :)
Welcome, Do Well and if you get on the pump, I hope it treats you, :cool: The Best. :five:

[Shanemak]

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

[EdnBama]

Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy it hear -- and find it useful if you have questions.

I'm playing some kind of word association game or something this morning. If your nick pronounced:

"shayne-mack"

or is it pronounced like Ice-T's partner?

"shawnie-mack"

Obviously not very important. Just something strange that came to my mind as I looked at your forum name. :dancing2:

[gettingby]

Hi Shane and welcome.
I don't know that much about CF. I work with a gal whose brother has it. What can you tell me about it?? I'm really interested in learning what CF is.
Post often and glad you found us.

[am1977]

Welcome, Shanemak,

And I thought having Diabetes was tough... Dealing with both Diabetes and CF definitely poses a challenging situation, but you sound like you are tough and are doing your best handling things. Good for you :top:.

I would recommend pumping...it really helps you to live a more "normal" life. It allows much more freedom and flexibility and, generally, makes things easier. Honestly, I've had my ups and downs with the pump. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I ... don't :frown:. That just shows you that it's not perfect...definitely NOT a cure, but I think it's a step in the right direction.

Anyway, I want to welcome you again :five: and I hope I see you around :biggrin:.

[Shanemak]

Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy it hear -- and find it useful if you have questions.

I'm playing some kind of word association game or something this morning. If your nick pronounced:

"shayne-mack"

or is it pronounced like Ice-T's partner?

"shawnie-mack"

Obviously not very important. Just something strange that came to my mind as I looked at your forum name. :dancing2:

Thanks for the welcome. And it's pronounced "shane-mack".

Originally posted by gettingby
Hi Shane and welcome.
I don't know that much about CF. I work with a gal whose brother has it. What can you tell me about it?? I'm really interested in learning what CF is.
Post often and glad you found us.

Hi. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, chronic illness. It affects people 2 ways- respitory, which means people with cf have trouble breathing and/or digestive. I'm mostly afflicted with Cf in my digestive tract. I must take pancreatic enzymes in order to digest foodproperly. If I don't, I will spend a day on the toilet. I have had 2 surgeries for Cf, mainly being blocked up, which put simply, I couldn't defecate. O yea, and people with CF cough up mucuos or flem often, as I must do 2 breathing treatments daily, and put on a type of "life preserver" that does percussion for like 15 min a day. When I was born,in 1979, the life expectancy of someone with CF was in their late teens,now it is 30. I know of some with it that are living well into their 60's! I hope I made it a little clearer,although I probably forgot to add alot.

Originally posted by am1977
Welcome, Shanemak,

And I thought having Diabetes was tough... Dealing with both Diabetes and CF definitely poses a challenging situation, but you sound like you are tough and are doing your best handling things. Good for you .

I would recommend pumping...it really helps you to live a more "normal" life. It allows much more freedom and flexibility and, generally, makes things easier. Honestly, I've had my ups and downs with the pump. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I ... don't . That just shows you that it's not perfect...definitely NOT a cure, but I think it's a step in the right direction.

Anyway, I want to welcome you again and I hope I see you around .

Thanks for the welcome. Yea CF and Diabetes is tough, but luckily (knock on wood) I haven't really had problems with my CF yet.

[gettingby]

Thanks for the explanation Shane. My friend's brother has trouble with his breathing but he's doing fairly well. He's in his late teens to early 20's.
Good Luck and I hope you stick around with us for a while.

[Shanemak]

Thanks for the explanation Shane. My friend's brother has trouble with his breathing but he's doing fairly well. He's in his late teens to early 20's.
Good Luck and I hope you stick around with us for a while.

Your very much welcome,my friend. I plan on it. With all the advancements in medical science, I'm sure they'll be much better methods to treat CF and Diabetes soon. Not even 30 years ago,people with cf had to take like 30 digestive pills every time they ate, a few years later, maybe 20, then 10, now I take a couple. Science is indeed the doorway to happiness.

[sydneya]

:hello: Welcome, Shane and thanks for the info you have shared with us all ready. Life with diabetes is much easier with knowledge. That's what is so great with this forum. I am constantly learning more as I read through the threads. People ask before I even think of the question. :dontknow:
It sounds like you have a great attitude about life. That is another help in how to handle what life hands out.
I'll look forward to hear more from you. :wavey:

[Shanemak]

:hello: Welcome, Shane and thanks for the info you have shared with us all ready. Life with diabetes is much easier with knowledge. That's what is so great with this forum. I am constantly learning more as I read through the threads. People ask before I even think of the question. :dontknow:
It sounds like you have a great attitude about life. That is another help in how to handle what life hands out.
I'll look forward to hear more from you. :wavey:

Thanks for the welcome sydneya! Yes, life is much easier with knowledge. I remember when I was first diagnosed with diabetes, and found out I had to take a shot a day, I thought it was the end of the world. I thought having CF was terrible enough. But after you get the hang of it, or after awhile, taking shots becomes second nature, it's easy, I just don't like being on a "fixed schedule".