I have type 1 diabetes from age 14 I am now 47 today. I have had many many kidney infections from childhood. Last Dec 10th 2010 I had utheroplasty at The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Fla. for urinart retention and reflux. success until last sunday I ended up in the ER with a UTI. Ua cult showed *Bile positive, Protein 100, Blood small, Nitrite Pos., Leuc Est. Small, Bac. Mod., Ketones neg, glucose 70, SP Grav. 1.021, mucus present, RBC 9 h, squamous epi. rare, WBC 107, urobilinogen 8.0 h, Cult organism PROTEUS MIRABILIS. I was given 1 g ceftriaxone and 300mg Gentamicin and a Rx for levaquin to take at home Dx with Pyelonephritis. The ct of my abd showed tiny speckles of calcifications in the adrenal glangs bilaterally, likely related to old granulomatous disease or less likely old hemorrhage. I was told when I was young that I had autoimmune disorder and that was why I had diabetes. I have read about Addison s disease could this be what I have also. I have so many of the symptoms. What can I do to help myselfif I do. I go see my Urologist 3-15-11. The dorctor at mayo called my urologist after seeing my test results from the ER here in Gerogia and they called and said that my urologist would talk to me about this when I go in to see him. It seems very improtant. I had the surgery to help not get so many kidney infections, I am not sure it helped. I thank you for helping me. Therese Lee