Diseases and Health Conditions in the family
By Swtrose
@Swtrose (3385)
Canada
June 5, 2007 11:17pm CST
Many health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and cancer run in my family. Every year I'm tested for diabetes. I can't say that I don't worry about these health conditions. Whar health conditions run in your family? How much do you worry about your health? Do you perhaps worry too much. I know I do. I was reading today that there are now 45 % more women than men dying from stroke in Canada each year. The lifetime risk for a middle-aged woman in Canada of having a stroke is one in five. That's frightening.
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@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
7 Jun 07
Blood pressure, and cancer and diabetes runs in my family. At the age of 18 I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and was put on meds. During pregnancy they decided to remove me from meds and I never went back on although I probably should have. Right now my blood pressure is pretty good though, and it gets checked often. At some point in my pregnancy or labor i'll have to be put on Magnesium because it will spike and stay elevated, but otherwise I wont be on anything. But yes it worries the heck out of me! I also have some heart issues and was told that basically I could have a heart attack if I'm not careful, yuck.
I worry mostly because of my kids and hubby. I wouldn't want them to have to be without me. Who would make sure the kids wiped their butts well? ;)
@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
6 Jun 07
My family has quite a family history of disease...such as high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes, lupus, cancer, heart disease, strokes.....sometimes I do worry because I suffer from normal to high blood pressure and hypoglycemia......
Most of my family members on both sides....live to be of a good ole age usually into their 80's...or older.....
While I eat healthy, exercise and do think about health issues.....I myself suffer from bouts of depression, normal to high blood pressure, borderline glaucoma....
But I also have a few bad habits like smoking....drinking too much Pepsi......but I guess there are worse things I could do......LOL




