Diabeties,and Galstones

I have had diabetes for years and never had any gall bladder trouble, yet, anyways. I don't think it is a result of having diabetes.

Gallstones is not a normal process of Diabetes. Usually Gallstones can be caused by a combination of factors, diet and possibly inherited body chemistry. My daughter had Gallstones when she was 16. We found it was because she was drinking too much soda pop (breakfast,lunch,dinner). Because your daughter is Diabetic it may be necessary to do some extensive testing to see what your daughter is lacking in her diet. If you talk to her doctor he/she may be able to give you a nutrition plan for your daughter that will help her to be in control of her Diabetes as well as Gallstones. Good Luck.

Hi T.,

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It is not uncommon for people with diabetes to have high levels of fatty acids called triglycerides. These fatty acids increase the risk of gallstones. This is another area where diet changes can be helpful. Talk to your doctor, a good nutritionist and/or a holistically-minded health practitioner about how she can lower her triglyceride levels and manage her health challenges. Good luck to your daughter.

More reading for you on the topic of gallstones, if you are interested: http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/b278.htm

I don't know if you've already had responses, but I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (not sure what type because I'm pregnant) but I also have gall stones now and have had them in the past. I don't think that diabetes brings on gall stones, when I had them before I wasn't diabetic. I got rid of the stones without surgery by taking a homeopathic remedy for the pain and taking 3T each olive oil and lemon juice on an empty stomach twice a day for about 5 weeks. First thing in the morning and last thing at night, I would stir them together and swallow quickly before I had much chance to taste it. My gall stones went away and I was fine for about 8 years, until now and I have them again - doing the same thing and it seems to be working again. I got the homeopathic rememdy from Dave at Dave's Health and Nutrition in West Jordan.

Best of luck to her! PS. With the diabetes, if you eat protein with your carbs at each meal - it seems to help me stay balanced. I am insulin dependant so of course that's part of it - but the protein at each meal really helps.

Good luck!

Gallstones are not part of diabetes. The gallbladder is responsible for breaking down fats which we eat. Sometimes if a diet is too high in fats the gallbladder can't process them and stones form. I have done a gallbaldder flush to eliminate any stone or congestion. I am also diabetic and have never had a problem with my gallbladder after having been diagnosed with diabetes. Check out this website's information about eating oat-bran muffins for gallstones. http://www.realage.com/ct/eat-smart/food-and-nutrition/ti...
Hope this is helpful.

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Hi T.,
I'm sorry to hear that your daughter has gal stones. I don't know very much about diabetes. However, I did have galstones at 17. It was very painful, we didn't realize what the problem was at first so it went on till it caused hepatitis which made my pee look like Pepsi and my skin to turn yellow. But the surgery was fairly simple and all related symptoms disappeared after the surgery. (the reason I got gal stones so young was I was pregnant too young and my large tummy restricted my gall bladder from functioning correctly. I'm not implying anything just clarifying why it happened to me)The main thing (now like I said I don't know anything about diabetes) while waiting for surgery is to limit the amount of fat you eat in foods because this will egg on an attack which is very painful. Also, to be careful and monitor attacks because they can have really bad results if the stone has trouble passing. I had the nice new surgery where they just make three little incisions and remove the gall bladder that way with little scaring or healing. Then because the where stones in (I'm not very medical bare with me lol)my "tubes" they had to do the thing where they put a tube down your throat and in the tube have a small camera and small tools that remove the stones. For the surgery they put you all the way to sleep, for the second part I was awake, but completely unaware and silly. Both were quick and I healed up quickly. I had to wait for a doctor that was out of town to preform the second part so this left my drain tube from surgery in a bit longer than normal - which causes your skin to grow to it and when they remove it it is unpleasant and a bit painful, just so you can know to hold her hand or something when they remove the tube. It is fast and not a big deal just something to know about. After the surgery the nurse said I would never eat fatty foods again, the Doctor said oh you will but you may regret it sometimes. The doc was right. Main thing is without your gall bladder you digest fatty food differently, so after say Mcdonalds, I don't feel sick or anything but (sorry for the grossness) I will usually have diarrhea. Which is all together more common since my surgery. Anyway, I hope all of this helps a little. Feel free to send me a message if you would like to talk more about any of this. :) Take Care and best wishes.
S.

Hi Tracy,
I am a type 1 diabetic and I have also worked in the medical field for 20 years. The typical patient with gallstones or gall bladder problems are middle aged females. But it can occur in any age group. It isn;t very common for it to occur in someone so young but it does happen. I personally have seen a few younger people lately that have had gallstones who are also diabetic. I have also read some studies that suggest there may be a connection. Your daughter having gallstones so young is probably realated to her diabetes. Although any surgery can have risks and complications, I found it to be a fairly easy one to recover from. Good luck with every thing.

Let me clearify. I;m not saying every diabetic will get gallstones. I;m just saying that I think in my experience and from what I've read, that if you are going to have gallstones, diabetes speeds up the process.

My dad is diabetic and he doesn't have any gall bladder issues and my mom, she had 5 huge gall stones and had those removed along with the gall bladder itself and she doesn't have diabetes. I don't think the two are related, its just an unfortunately coincidence that your daughter has both.

Marcia is probably right about the increased likelihood of gallstone development in diabetics predisposed to develop gallstones.

I myself had my gallbladder removed when I was 24. My brother and sister both later had to have their gallbladders removed. (Lucky for them, they got the modern, small-incision technique that had not been developed yet when I had to have mine out.)

Not only does gallbladder disease cut a wide swath among my family, so does diabetis, although in my case as well as my siblings, gallbladder disease came first.

You don't say whether your daughter is Type 1 or Type 2, so I don't know how long she's had diabetis, but if it it Type 2, she has developed both conditions at a young age. And if it is type 2, one factor in developing diabetis is diet. A factor in developing gallstones is also diet, so there is at least that much of a connection.

I wish her well in the treatment of both problems. She has a lot of life ahead of her and I hope for an easy, fast recovery from gallbladder treatment and for maximized control with the diabetis.