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Hi. My mother has ms and is currently in ICU. Last week she was diagnosed with a UT I we has been having blood sugar spikes upto 609. They have been giving her insulin and brought it down to 332. My question is Can MS be causing this issue or is it more likely she is having kidney issues? Should we ...

Thank you for your time and information. Will follow up with docs.

Thank you for the information. I wanted to make mention of a few things that stick out in my mind regarding the possible connection. 1. The first known case of MS, interesting cause. 2. Most MS patients symptoms calm down during pregnancy, could this be because the fetus is absorbing nutrients in th...

I hope I am posting this in the correct forum. Has there ever been conducted to ask how many patients Dx with MS have been on Iron Supplements at some point in life? Any light u can shed on this would be great. I have been searching for information to no avail, but findings on the effects of iron re...

No but I can get all that information. I feel the need and will get any information available. Never knew there was hope until stumbling across information by accident. I do not believe they monitored much of that as they just told her years ago she had low iron and kept supplementing for 15 yrs. Sh...

Any more information or study of a possible link could be groundbreaking. I am not a Dr but just with research and understanding much can be learned. Clues in a mystery. I believe that knowledge is key in any fight. I find it interesting that build up of iron can be lesions, my mom may have not actu...

Thank you for replying. A bit of my Mom's history... She was on Iron Supplements, diagnosed with hypothyroidism, loss of bladder control, pins and needles sensation in her feet and paralysis let to diagnosis of MS. She has lesions on brain and spinal region which have not changed in years. Coinciden...

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Sorry I have a question regarding patients with MS. In search of answers for Wonderful Mother living in nursing home at ago 63 due to MS. How many MS patients are on or have previously been on Iron Supplements? I have a theory and am in search of answers. Any help is appreciated. God Bless

First time here. My mother has MS. She has been laying in a corner room in a nursing home for 8 years and she is only 62. She cannot walk. She sees her neurologist once a year. I need information regarding how to get her ccsvi treatment. In our minds, it is worth any risk. She is very dear to me and...