• Grey's Anatomy, Season 18, Episode 2, mysterious DHGCs

    From _@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 13 13:27:07 2021
    Excerpt from that episode beginning 5 minutes
    26 seconds into the episode:

    Nurse: "Rashida Flowers, 34, chronic kidney
    disease secondary to diabetes, admitted for
    dialysis access insertion after a thrombosed
    AV fistula."

    Rashida (talking to her phone): "After 2 failed
    grafts, I'm back in the hospital, y'all. Have to
    have another procedure. But guess what? My
    new doctor is a brother. Mm! And he fly. [she
    laughs] Say hi, Dr. Ndugu!"

    Dr. Ndugu: "Hey. Do you mind not recording
    so I can examine you?"

    Rashida: "Oh right, of course. Gotta go, y'all.
    Kisses [smooches]. Sorry. Gotta keep my
    followers happy. I used to be a travel influ-
    encer, ventured around the world, but now
    I'm DiabeticBae, which is way less exciting,
    so I gotta get content where I can."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Well, today won't be too exciting,
    I'm afraid. I'll be inserting a catheter into your
    chest to help you start dialysis. How long have
    you been diabetic?"

    Rashida: "Years now. But I was able to manage
    it until I was visiting Thailand, living my best
    life, and I get real sick. Hit my kidneys hard.
    And every time my doctors tried to get access
    for dialysis, my body wouldn't cooperate be-
    cause -- plot twist -- I have a clotting disorder."

    But none of this is a shock. Both my mother
    and brother were diabetic, and they both died
    from kidney failure."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Sorry to hear that."

    Nurse: "Were they able to get kidney transplants?"

    Rashida: "They weren't even able to get on the
    list. And neither am I."

    Dr. Ndugu: "You're not on the transplant list?"

    Rashida: "Nope."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Ortiz [the nurse's name], set me up
    a consult with Rashida's nephrologist, Dr. Krause."

    Rashida: "Look, I know it's bad. But it's okay. That's
    really why I record everything. I want the world to
    know who I am before this disease ends me."

    - - - end scene - - -

    Rashida has an unrevealed Disparate High Glucose
    Condition (DHGC), unknown what medication (if any)
    she uses to deal with. When asked how long she has
    had it, she replied "Years now", so since she's 34, one
    can only guess how long she's had it.

    Her, her mother, and her brother got unspecified DHGCs,
    her mother & brother dying from kidney failure. Rashida
    also has kidney failure.

    Whatever DHGCs all 3 of her family members has/had,
    impossible to tell 'cause there was no mention of any
    medication, & the words used to describe their condi-
    tions were

    -diabetes
    -diabeticBae (some custom word Rashida used)
    -diabetic
    -diabetic
    -this disease (may have been referring to kidney failure
    or to the DHGC which was not clarified in that scene
    which lasted almost a minute and a half)

    As I continue watching this episode, I'll clarify the spe-
    cific type of Disparate High Glucose Conditions that
    Rashida, her mother, & her brother have/had -if- any
    clarifying comments are made as the episode contin-
    ues.

    Sidenote: I suspect that the overwhelming majority of
    individuals with any of the 7 DHGCs knows how old
    they were when the got it, but hey, since Cellosis (new
    superior clarifying word for type 2 diabetes) is typic-
    ally slow onset over many years, that may be why ...

    ... Rashida didn't say when she got her DHGC which
    the writers of this particular episode decided to keep
    secret & ignoring all the unique characteristics of each
    of the 7 Disparate High Glucose Conditions. See links
    in sig for complete details on those.

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

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

    Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm
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  • From _@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 13 14:27:19 2021
    Follow-up:

    Dr. Ndugu consulting with nephrologist
    Dr. Krause 15 minutes 17 seconds into
    the episode (see below):

    On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 3:27:08 PM UTC-5, _ wrote:

    Excerpt from that episode beginning 5 minutes
    26 seconds into the episode:

    Nurse: "Rashida Flowers, 34, chronic kidney
    disease secondary to diabetes, admitted for
    dialysis access insertion after a thrombosed
    AV fistula."

    Rashida (talking to her phone): "After 2 failed
    grafts, I'm back in the hospital, y'all. Have to
    have another procedure. But guess what? My
    new doctor is a brother. Mm! And he fly. [she
    laughs] Say hi, Dr. Ndugu!"

    Dr. Ndugu: "Hey. Do you mind not recording
    so I can examine you?"

    Rashida: "Oh right, of course. Gotta go, y'all.
    Kisses [smooches]. Sorry. Gotta keep my
    followers happy. I used to be a travel influ-
    encer, ventured around the world, but now
    I'm DiabeticBae, which is way less exciting,
    so I gotta get content where I can."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Well, today won't be too exciting,
    I'm afraid. I'll be inserting a catheter into your
    chest to help you start dialysis. How long have
    you been diabetic?"

    Rashida: "Years now. But I was able to manage
    it until I was visiting Thailand, living my best
    life, and I get real sick. Hit my kidneys hard.
    And every time my doctors tried to get access
    for dialysis, my body wouldn't cooperate be-
    cause -- plot twist -- I have a clotting disorder."

    But none of this is a shock. Both my mother
    and brother were diabetic, and they both died
    from kidney failure."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Sorry to hear that."

    Nurse: "Were they able to get kidney transplants?"

    Rashida: "They weren't even able to get on the
    list. And neither am I."

    Dr. Ndugu: "You're not on the transplant list?"

    Rashida: "Nope."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Ortiz [the nurse's name], set me up
    a consult with Rashida's nephrologist, Dr. Krause."

    Consult starting 15 minutes 17 seconds into
    the episode, still no mention of which DHGCs
    Rashida, her mom, & her brother has/had, just
    a discussion regarding Rashida qualifying for
    or not qualifying for a kidney transplant:

    Dr. Krause says Rashida doesn't qualify for a
    kidney transplant because her "eGFR is high.
    It's over 20 ..." The following article tell us we
    don't know what stage Rashida's kidney is at
    as eGFR over 20 doesn't tell us what it is: https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/01-10-7278_HBG_CKD_Stages_Flyer_GFR.gif

    Dr. Ndugu: "Dr. Krause, hi. Winston Ndugu, cardio-
    throracic surgery. Do you have a minute?"

    Dr. Krause: "Barely. I've been drowning in cases.
    My patients put off seeing me for months, and
    now I'm dealing with the backlog. What can I do
    for you?"

    Dr. Ndugu: "Yeah, I'm consulting on your patient
    Rashida Flowers. She mentioned that she's not
    on the transplant list."

    Dr. Krause: "Yeah. Rashida, she's been through a
    lot. Unfortunately, she doesn't fit the transplant
    criteria."

    Dr. Ndugu: "But Rashida's renal function tests
    seem to make her a prime candidate."

    Dr. Krause: "Well, you would think, but Rashida's
    eGFR is high. It's over 20, disqualifying her from
    the list."

    Dr. Ndugu: "Estimated."

    Dr. Krause: "I'm sorry?"

    Dr. Ndugu: "It's an estimated number of what her
    kidney function should be, not what it really is."

    Dr. Krause: "Dr. Ndugu, the eGFR is the standard
    clinical formula, used in the field for the past 20
    years. It's what we use to determine care and
    qualification of kidney transplant."

    Dr. Ndugu: "A transplant could save her from
    having to need dialysis in the first place, which
    we both know has high mortality rates, espe-
    cially in the first three months."

    Dr. Krause: "I'm aware, but Rashida just doesn't
    qualify. And believe me, I hate that, at least as
    much as you do."


    Rashida: "Look, I know it's bad. But it's okay. That's
    really why I record everything. I want the world to
    know who I am before this disease ends me."

    - - - end scene - - -

    Rashida has an unrevealed Disparate High Glucose
    Condition (DHGC), unknown what medication (if any)
    she uses to deal with. When asked how long she has
    had it, she replied "Years now", so since she's 34, one
    can only guess how long she's had it.

    Her, her mother, and her brother got unspecified DHGCs,
    her mother & brother dying from kidney failure. Rashida
    also has kidney failure.

    Whatever DHGCs all 3 of her family members has/had,
    impossible to tell 'cause there was no mention of any
    medication, & the words used to describe their condi-
    tions were

    -diabetes
    -diabeticBae (some custom word Rashida used)
    -diabetic
    -diabetic
    -this disease (may have been referring to kidney failure
    or to the DHGC which was not clarified in that scene
    which lasted almost a minute and a half)

    As I continue watching this episode, I'll clarify the spe-
    cific type of Disparate High Glucose Conditions that
    Rashida, her mother, & her brother have/had -if- any
    clarifying comments are made as the episode contin-
    ues.

    Sidenote: I suspect that the overwhelming majority of
    individuals with any of the 7 DHGCs knows how old
    they were when each of them got it, but hey, since
    Cellosis (new superior clarifying word for type 2 dia-
    betes) is typically slow onset over many years, that ...

    ... may be why Rashida didn't say when she got her
    DHGC which the writers of this particular episode
    decided to keep secret, ignoring all of the unique
    characteristics of each of each of the 7 Disparate
    High Glucose Conditions. See links in sig for com-
    plete details on those.

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm

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

    Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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  • From _@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 13 15:01:03 2021
    Follow-up 2:

    At 18:30 into the episode:

    Yet another use of the diabetes word without
    clarifier. We still have no idea which of the 7
    Disparate High Glucose Conditions Rashida,
    her mom, & her brother had/has.

    In any case, Dr. Ndugu says Rashida's eGFR is
    actually lower & she should qualify for a kid-
    ney transplant because her being black made
    her eGFR appear higher than it actually is.

    Her & head of the hospital discuss various med-
    ical tests that make it harder for black individu-
    als to get needed treatment.

    Due to incorrect racial bias against blacks in the
    tests, white folks have lower eGFR scores & are
    more likely to get kidney transplants.

    The following addresses those issues pertaining
    to eGFR:

    Understanding African American and
    non-African American eGFR laboratory results https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/race-and-egfr-what-controversy

    Previous posts in this thread: https://groups.google.com/g/misc.health.diabetes/c/v7iRW4hQP60/m/FkN9bH-VAAAJ

    / * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *
    / Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
    / https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm
    /
    / C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
    / https://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm
    /
    / Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    / Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
    / https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm
    / * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *

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  • From _@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 13 16:56:18 2021
    Follow-up 3:

    Dr. Ndugu got Rashida approved for a kidney
    transplant. No, the episode never said which
    of the 7 Disparate High Glucose Conditions
    Rashida has & which one(s) Rashida's mom
    & brother had.

    Information about kidney disease & kidney
    transplants: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22kidney+transplant%22+percent+death&oq=%22kidney+transplant%22+percent+death&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i22i29i30l7.16774j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 5:01:04 PM UTC-5, _ wrote:

    Follow-up 2:

    At 18:30 into the episode:

    Yet another use of the diabetes word without
    clarifier. We still have no idea which of the 7
    Disparate High Glucose Conditions Rashida,
    her mom, & her brother had/has.

    In any case, Dr. Ndugu says Rashida's eGFR is
    actually lower & she should qualify for a kid-
    ney transplant because her being black made
    her eGFR appear higher than it actually is.

    Her & head of the hospital discuss various med-
    ical tests that make it harder for black individu-
    als to get needed treatment.

    Due to incorrect racial bias against blacks in the
    tests, white folks have lower eGFR scores & are
    more likely to get kidney transplants.

    The following addresses those issues pertaining
    to eGFR:

    Understanding African American and
    non-African American eGFR laboratory results https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/race-and-egfr-what-controversy

    Previous posts in this thread: https://groups.google.com/g/misc.health.diabetes/c/v7iRW4hQP60/m/FkN9bH-VAAAJ

    / * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *
    / Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
    / https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm
    /
    / C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
    / https://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm
    /
    / Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    / Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
    / https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm
    / * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *

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