Hi Julie - MRI scans are used to determine the health of the blood vessels in the brain, which can be impacted by diabetes. There are also some new studies showing that these tests can be used to monitor for what are known as "silent strokes" that can impact people with diabetes and cause kidney issues later. You can read more about that here:
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/01/28/silent.strokes.linked.kidney.failure.diabetics
MRI enables doctors to see inside the human body. There's a good explanation at this link that seems age-appropriate for your grandson and might be something you'd want to discuss with him. It can be intimidating to have these types of tests and you may be able to help make it easier for him.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
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Hi Julie - MRI scans are used to determine the health of the blood vessels in the brain, which can be impacted by diabetes. There are also some new studies showing that these tests can be used to monitor for what are known as "silent strokes" that can impact people with diabetes and cause kidney issues later. You can read more about that here:
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/01/28/silent.strokes.linked.kidney.failure.diabetics
MRI enables doctors to see inside the human body. There's a good explanation at this link that seems age-appropriate for your grandson and might be something you'd want to discuss with him. It can be intimidating to have these types of tests and you may be able to help make it easier for him.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri.htm
Good luck to both of you, Pat
May 25, 2010 - 5:19pmThis Comment
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