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Complications

My eight year old son has diabetes, and I am most concerned about potential nephropathy. What percentage of people with diabetes (type 1 versus type 2) get a kidney problem? How long have they had diabetes?

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Is neuropathy reversible, once you get your diabetes under control, or is the nerve damage permanent?

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My son, who has type 1 diabetes and multiple problems including celiac disease developed a severe rash on his feet accompanied by severe pain. The rash disappeared, but the pain didn’t. Could the severe pain be diabetic neuropathy?

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A recent article said that the long-term effects of frequent DKA can eventually be recognized in your physical appearance. How many DKA episodes do you need to have have to have to be in the “frequent” category? over how long a period of time?

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My 11 year old son has had type 1 for six years. What is your opinion about an ACE inhibitor being used to reduce the chances of kidney and eye complications?

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My 15 year old niece was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and she has had an ongoing kidney infection for two or three months. Is that a sign she will need dialysis?

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My 12 year old son, diagnosed at age 11 months, recently passed away, and although the autopsy report stated the cause of death as unknown, it did mention cerebral edema. I can’t live with this knowing I could have done something.

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I’m a 58 year old African American woman who has had type 2 diabetes for four years, and lately I’ve been having severe pain in both hands. While sleeping, it seems to soothe the pain if I hold my hands off the side of the bed. What is causing the numbness and tingling of my fingertips? Could this be associated with my diabetes?

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I have type 2 diabetes and cataracts which my eye doctor says should be checked every six months, but I have no health insurance so I haven’t seen him for over two years. When calling an “ask the doctor” session of our local TV station, a doctor suggested becoming part of a clinical trial for lens implants. Are you familiar with this procedure?

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My mother has diabetes treated with insulin and MRSA, and recently, her little toe on one foot was recently “snapped off” after a period of time (not a surgical or anaesthetised procedure). She now has been told she has MRSA in the big toe on the same foot, which is very black and has an extremely bad odour, She is in severe pain and takes a lot of medication for it. Is the MRSA a result or made more likely by her diabetes? Can this spread?

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