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Complications

When I first started taking insulin last year, my eyesight (which had deteriorated before I was diagnosed), came back to normal for a couple of weeks. I am again on insulin since last month and the same thing happened, but again only for a couple of weeks. After that, my eyesight began to deteriorate again. Can you please give me an explanation of why this is happening?

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I have been told that I should have something called my “heart rate variability” monitored, and I haven’t been able to find very much information about it. What is it? Since I have diabetes, how concerned should be about it?

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am 55 years old, and I have had diabetes for 18 months which I seem to control very well with Glucophage XR, so why is it that I seem to have some problems with one of my feet (some numbness at times) with this kind of control?

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My niece is 13 years old and she has type 2 diabetes. They told her only 7% of her gallbladder is working and should come out. Now they has been doing test after test and they say she has gastroparesis.

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My 16 year old step-daughter passed away last week with what the doctors say is a very rare complication of diabetes. Her brain swelled, she went into a coma and never woke up. Could you please send me any information on this that you have?

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You always hear that the healing process is slower for a diabetic person. What is the percentage rate of healing for a person with diabetes as compared to an individual with no health problems?

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To protect the kidneys, would physicians put a child on ACE inhibitors before signs of problems? Why wait until problems begin? My son is 12, type 1 since age 9.

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Can a hypoglycemic reaction cause or contribute to a stroke? Can sustained hyperglycemia cause or contribute to strokes? What is the relationship between strokes and tight blood glucose control?

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I am 34 years old and have had diabetes for 16 years. My hemoglobin A1cs have been in the normal range forever. I have just been diagnosed with gastroparesis, and I am confused as to why I got it with such good control. What is the prognosis for gastroparesis?

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I am a fit, active, long distance runner who is a type 1 diabetic. Recently I have been concerned about protein intake. I am concerned about protein and kidney damage. Is there a urine test I could take for proteins?

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