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Complications

I am 42 and I have type 2. Can the pill make you feel floating and nervous?

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I am 19 years old and have had Type 1 for 4 years. Why do girls with diabetes develop some degree of atherosclerosis in adulthood?

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I go to college and my problem is that since 2 months or so, I have begun to experience a tingling sensation and this needle like pain in my feet. I would like to know if this could be dangerous and how I can get rid of this pain.

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I work in home care and recently started to take care of a man in his 70’s who has diabetes and the beginning of Parkinson’s disease. He also says he doesn’t know when he is having a bowel movement. Is this related to diabetes?

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I am a 34 year old and have type 1 diabetes and proliferative retinopathy. I am interested in becoming pregnant. Does pregnancy itself worsen retinopathy or is the worsening of retinopathy directly related to how rapidly normal glycemia is established?

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My seven year old nephew has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He has developed a fine rash that comes and goes and the doctors are not sure what this is related to. Is related to his diabetes?

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I have experienced pain in my shoulder joints, which seems to radiate down my arm. The pain is worse at night, and feels almost to be in the bones. My endocrinologist said it may be soft tissue damage from glucose deposits. Could you explain, advise re minimizing/treating pain?

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My husband has type 2 diabetes diagnosed two and half years ago. His feet are totally dead and the pain and numbness has moved to just below his knees in the past year. How long do you have to have diabetes to get major peripheral neuropathy?

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I had a routine eye test with my diabetes specialist who told me I had a “dot hemorrhage” in my left eye. What is this? Is it serious? Can it get worse and have long term effects? Can it be stopped or removed?

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My friend tells me he often has the sensation that there is something behind his eyes pushing them out. What causes this feeling?

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