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Complications

I’m 17 years old and I have had diabetes for about 8 years. At first I was taking good care of myself, but for the past year or two I have kind of slacked off. I’m getting back on track now. I’ve become very aware and afraid of the complications that come with not taking care of myself. I’m writing to ask if it’s too late to prevent all of these things from happening.

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My father has an infection on his foot from which pus oozes. Is there medication he can take to avoid amputation? Should he use leeches to help his recovery?

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For someone who has occasional sugar in his urine and impotence, how long until he has kidney damage or nonreversible impotence?

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My doctor wants me to take an ACE inhibitor because of protein in a spot urine check. Could the spot exam have been affected by the slight fever I had?

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My 37 year old husband has had diabetes for approximately five years and started taking insulin about three years ago usually runs high. We have had unprotected intercourse for six years and was wondering if you could tell me how fertile someone would be.

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For two years, I have felt a needlelike pain in my skin when I am out in the cold for a long period of time. Is this neuropathy?

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My boyfriend has type 1 diabetes, and we’ve been having trouble with sexual intercourse. There’ are moments when he can’t have orgasms any more, and its like it shuts off. He is really depressed doesn’t want to talk about it so I am really concerned. Why is this happening? What should we do?

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I am currently on two medications for my diabetes, and a week age my family doctor told me I have high protein levels in my urine, so now I am on another medication. Is this common? What do the high levels mean as for as my diabetes is concerned?

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How long can the honeymoon phase last? If he has good control now, will my son continue to have good control? Or, is his control related to his own insulin production?

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I have type 1 and am pregnant. I have retinopathy that worsened when I improved my control. Is it true that Lantus can aggravate it? Should I change insulins? Should I be induced, as my ophthalmologist has recommended?

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