Stomach Swelling and Menstruation

[Karineh]

I have been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes this past December of 06.
My question is: Lately I have been having my menstruation every other week AND my stomach has swelled up. Is this diabetic related?
I have made an appointment to see a doctor but I would like a heads up before the appointment.

[Forum-Volunteer-CDB]

Hi,
Are you a fairly new menstruator? (Is that a word?) You don't say how old you are. Periods can hit hard in the early months or years. I have two teenager daughters, and the older diabetic one has less of a hard time than her younger non-diabetic sister, who actually passed out and cut open her head while in the midst of a bad period.

I haven't heard of diabetes having an impact on menstruation? Has anyone else?

[Karineh]

I am 19 years of age and this type of menstruation cycle has never happend to me before.
Actually earlier this year it has been bad to the point that I could not sleep at night because of the pain. Is your daughter doing better? My guess is it has to do with insulin shots especially when injected through the stomach.

[JDRF-VOL-SG]

I am an insulin-dependent female and I have never had any problems like this. Yuo might want to take note of whether this happens again or how often and then perhaps go to see your OB-GYN doctor and make sure that you don't have any fibroid tumors that could be  starting if you continue to have problems. I do not believe that this is likely to be connected to diabetes.