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Complications

My 13 year old daughter with diabetes was diagnosed with acanthosis nigricans. he has had type 1 diabetes since she was six years old. Will you please explain the relationship between type 1 diabetes and acanthosis nigricans? Is this skin disorder related to insulin?

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I was recently diagnosed with having gastroparesis. Could you please give me a complete and comprehensive explanation about this complication and perhaps some information on nutrition?

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My daughter is 16 years old and has had type 1 for 15 years. For the last couple of years, she has frequent stomachaches. She has been trying to figure out why this happens and what to do about it.

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Last month, while playing, she could not stand on her left leg. We took her to the emergency room and, over the next hour, she couldn’t move anything on the left side of her body. They thought she might have had a temporary TIA. Is this common in young people with diabetes? Is she more likely to have a stroke later in life?

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Are laser sessions expensive?

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I’m 28 years old, and I have proliferative diabetic retinopathy. My husband and I decided not to have baby if I’m going to lose any more vision. Now I need to make a decision my self as to whether or not to have a baby. If I get pregnant, how is it going to affect my vision?

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My 72 year old father has had diabetes for several years. He is is taking pills and is supposed to be controlling diabetes with diet. In the past year, his legs have become very large and uncomfortable, which his doctor attributes to radiation therapy done more than 20 years ago, but I’m concerned it is an effect of diabetes. Can you give me any advice?

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I have type 2 diabetes (treated with diet and exercise), my vision is giving me trouble, and I have seen two doctors who say I’m fine. I do need glasses, but it hurts my eyes to look though them. Why have I had five sets, each with a different reading? Is all this because of my type 2 diabetes?

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I need to inform my 15 year old son of what damage a high A1c (10-14%) is doing to his body. He does not fully appreciate the danger. How much damage does a year-long high A1c do to a body?

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I am a senior citizen, have had type 2 diabetes for about three years, and the skin on my lower legs is shiny. What causes this?

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