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Complications

I am 30 years old, have had type 1 diabetes for 23 years, and my recent urine microalbumin was 857. What is microalbumin? What does this test mean?

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Are strokes more prevalent in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes than in other people? If this is true, what contributes to a stroke?

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I am 47 years old and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nine months ago with no previous symptoms. Since then, I have lost 50 pounds and dropped my A1c from 6.9 to 5.7%, but I am now having rather severe paresthesias and burning in lower extremities and hands.

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I am 32 years old, have had diabetes for about 15 years, and my recent microalbumin was 27. Should I be concerned about this higher number? What steps should I take at this point?

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My 12 year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, has very high protein in her urine, but her kidney biopsy and blood tests were all negative, and her blood pressure is great. Now her doctor wants to try blood pressure medication to slow down the kidney filtration. Could there be any other reason as to why she is leaking so much protein?

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I just had my urine tested for microalbumin and the result was 14.1 mg/dl. I have diabetes, and my hemoglobin A1c is 7.0 %. Should I worry about this result ? If so, what can I do to lower it?

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My four year old grandson has had brittle type 1 diabetes with seizures for over two years. He now has chronic bowel problems. Is this bowel problem a spinoff of his diabetes?

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I have a nephew who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 9 months old. He is now 3 1/2 years and the last few days clumps of hair have been falling out. Is this hair loss a result of his diabetes?

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Can a 17 year old young lady who does not take of herself relative to her diabetes cause enough changes in brain chemistry to present symptoms of depression?

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The doctor says that my body is insulin resistant, and he has termed my skin problem as Acanthosis Nigricans. Is the diagnosis correct?

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