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Complications

Since my diagnosis with type 2 in July 2005, I have lost weight. Should I continue to try to lose weight? Could the burning sensation in my legs be neuropathy?

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I have heard that blood sugar fluctuations can cause long term damage. What is the latest research on this? Are blood swings just as detrimental as high A1cs?

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My daughter, who had a pancreas transplant in 2007, is currently hospitalized with retinopathy. Her eyes were fine after the transplant, but are deteriorating. What do you suggest she do? She’s already been seen by doctors at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins.

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My teen daughter has been diagnosed with microalbuminuria, but she has good metabolic control. Does she need an ACE inhibitor? What are its side effects?

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My son was put on lisinopril for a few positive microalbumin levels; how long will this medication take to bring the levels down?

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I am a 47 year old female with type 1 diabetes who has developed Charcot Foot. My problem is the constant pain I have. My doctor doesn’t believe in any pain medication. Do I have to live the rest of my life with this pain? Can you recommend any help?

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I keep tight control of my blood sugar. If it rises too fast, my eyes feel funny. The eye doctor said it had to do with the lens of the eyes. Will having these experiences which happen quite often to me, cause damage to my eyesight later on?

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I have had Type 1 for 25 years. Can you explain the symptoms of damage to the digestive tract from the disease? Despite a high fibre diet, I have to use microenemas frequently. Could this be a result of having diabetes for so long?

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My two year old son was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Since then we have had relatively “good” control of it. This last month however he has started to trend high. Are complications due to high blood sugars in the short term, or do they have to be like that many years?

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My 14 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two and a half years ago. She constantly has fatigue, stomach pain and high blood sugars.it seems no matter what she does she can’t get her blood sugars to stay down for more than maybe one day at the most. Could the fatigue, stomach pain and high blood sugars be related so something other than her diabetes?

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