Is it true that MRSA will always be carried in your body once you've had it?
...especially if you havnt had the strongest antibiotic to fight/kill it? My son in law gets recurrent MRSA infections due to diabetic lesions on feet and loss of toes. I am afraid my daughter and granddaughter are at risk. The baby has been sick with fever and crying and has a boo boo on her leg that now looks awful and has tiny blisters. Son in law has never been treated with vancomycin as far as I know, just maybe methacillin, and there are strains of MRSA now that are even resistant to those as well. I know children can be at serious health risk if they contract it. Please help.
MRSA is Methacillin Resistant Staph. aureus.
He would have not been treated with Methacillin since they already know the staph is a resistant strain.
MRSA and VRE are contact spread infections (unless they are in the nairs) so as long as no one comes into contact with the wound and good hygeine is practiced everyone should be fine.
If they are worried about the baby then they should get her checked out.
MRSA and VRE can be serious for anyone and yes they are very hard if not impossible to get rid of.
Diabetic Foot Care - Podiatrist in Winter Haven, FL
Totally confused by Freestyle diabetic blood sugar tester?
I have recently bought 2 lite freestyle diabetes blood testers However I bought two and their readings are totally different, how can I find out their true readings and why are they so different.
One read 9 the other read 16
These machines do not use codes.The box says code free
take it to the local pharmacist for help.
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I'm in charge of all the desserts for our familys Christmas this year. I have a few ideas, but I need help with one thing. I have a 14 year old cousin who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March. Shes had a hard time with it this year. My aunt called me this morning saying that she was really upset because she can't eat dessert with the family "like a normal person" (well, she could, but she would have to take a huge painful insulin shot).
Anyways, she has to take an insulin shot before she eats anything with carbs in it (sugar in not a huge factor) and were trying to make it so she can stick to small shots. Does anyone have any good low carb diabetic dessert recipes that dont taste awful? She likes chocolate, and her favorite dessert at holidays used to be my grandma's texas sheet cake.
*Dessert...I swear I typed that second "s" :
Insulin shots do not hurt. Once in a while they sting for less than 20 seconds.There is no huge painful shot coming.She is a normal person.Too bad her family can't realize that.
Your Aunt has no idea how to care for her daughter.She needs to become educated on this. Call her back and ask HER to bring a dessert she feels is appropriate.
Your cousin can eat anything she wants as long as she takes insulin to cover her carbs.This is how the most modern diabetes care works.
Sounds like she isn't working with a pediatric endocrinologist and has not been to a dietitian.
That is sad.
Do not use any artificial chocolate.It often has the same carbs as the regular and gives us the runs.
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