Diabetes Complications Forum and Discussions

Over time, uncontrolled high blood sugar can lead to a variety of diabetes complications: gum disease, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and more. Talk to others who are dealing with the same concerns and find out how to minimize your risk of diabetes complications.

• Has anyone tried microcirulation therapy for wound healing?

  Do you think by introducing CO2, a natural vasodilator, enhances wound healing to diabetic type 2 patients? I just want to know if this type of treatment. like deoxyhemoglobin vasodilator does is effective or what not. I am still open to any other non-invasive treatment recommendation in...

  

  By EvahLinear 2 Replies Latest Reply 2017-09-08 08:10:30 -0500

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• Diabetic NLD Treatments?

  Has anyone found anything that makes NLD better? I am desperate at this point. When I first developed NLD I was uncontrolled and it started small at first and only in two places. Since then I am on the Omnipod and have brought my A1C down from 16 to 12 to 8.6 (my personal best!). I am managing...

  

  By ceg2015 3 Replies Latest Reply 2017-03-13 11:56:56 -0500

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• Mental Illness or Diabetic Warning

  As some of you know, I've had some bad doctors when it comes to diabetes- from getting arrested to misdiagnosis. Now another doctor may be added to the list. I had a traumatic event happen where someone close to me commited suicide. I started to hallucinate the friend a lot. Then my then...

  

  By Kittiebitty 8 Replies Latest Reply 2017-03-17 13:40:46 -0500

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• Need ideas to bring down sugar without insulin

  Today I ate what might be healthy for a regular person, but was a disaster for me: 1c fiber cereal w/1c milk for breakfast; wheat toast w/jam, yogurt, milk for lunch. Two 60 carb meals. I was sick all afternoon. My doctor doesn't have me on insulin. I try not to mess up, but when I do, my only...

  

  By Corrie Jo 25 Replies Latest Reply 2017-05-14 18:04:27 -0500

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• 2017 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

  hey guys me and hubby just talking when i got out of bed this morning first he say i feel like little girl now i used to roll all over him mash his whole body and snore so bad he couldnt rest now being soo much smaller i feel so funny iwas a beautiful person but a mountain still am just smaller...

  

  By msann 15 Replies Latest Reply 2017-03-07 20:12:06 -0600

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• Do You W.A.G. Through Diabetes Care?

  At first, I thought this article was going to be about how we let diabetes wag us instead of us wagging diabetes, but instead I got a new term and perspective on it. W=wild A=ass G=guess Yep, and I know I have done that. Thinking or reading something, but not researching it more...

  

  By GabbyPA 3 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-22 21:17:07 -0600

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• Why am I losing weight?

  I never thought I would ask this.... Seriously. For decades, I tried unsuccessfully to lose weight. I have been trying to eat better and exercise. That said, I have been losing weight faster than I would expect. 1,850 to 2,000 calories a day at 5 foot 2 is not exactly rocking it. I am starting to...

  

  By Corrie Jo 2 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-20 10:52:39 -0600

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• Where is Joyce? trying to find a certain one (I used to be on here and back)

  I was Tabby9146 on here a few years, and now I am back. Been gone at least a couple years or more now. She was one of the ones I always liked her posts. I no longer have that old email addy, so I had to make a new name on here with my new one. It's good to be back. I hope she is still on here.

  

  By Pepper2017 1 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-20 12:54:50 -0600

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• Maybe a hypo - lingering effects?

  I'm not sure but I may have had a hypo event last weekend. I was pretty stupid. On Friday night I ate snacky stuff and two glasses of wine instead of dinner, with finally something a little more substantial at 10 pm, then took my metformin ER at 10:30 pm and went to bed. When I got up in the...

  

  By Meredith B 9 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-07 20:01:26 -0600

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• Managing Diabetes

  My boyfriend has type 1 since he was 13. Within the past year he has been in the hospital 4 or 5 times due to him not taking care of himself. He won't take his blood sugar reading or the appropriate insulin unless he's told to. We've been together for a while and I'm starting to not even...

  

  By Anonymous 0 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-16 19:01:43 -0600

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• Good thoughtful article

  I found it informative and interesting, so passing it on. 1 in 3 diabetic or pre-diabetic is SCARY. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article130487694.html

  

  By onafixedincome 5 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-05 21:35:08 -0600

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• Wolfram Syndrome, Type 1

  Have any of you heard of this form of type 1? Wolfram syndrome is a rare form of type 1 diabetes. It can cause eye and hearing damage, and other complications. This article comes from the beyondtype1.org website. There are about 30,000 people in the world with this form of...

  

  By Richard157 2 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-05 13:36:28 -0600

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• Diabetes & periods

  Hey there I didn't know where else to ask and my doctor told me that she had nothing about it. So here's my problem I have really painfull periods and even though I can support the pain, my body apparently can't so I end up with very low heart rate, throwing up and sometimes fainting. I never...

  

  By Barka 0 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-11 07:32:01 -0600

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• Type 1 Diabetes, Then and Now

  A fellow Joslin Medalist recently made a post in 'The Joslin Medalist' group page. He wanted to know how we felt about the differences from when we were diagnosed so long ago compared to the present day, and how fortunate we feel that we are in the 21'st century. I started writing a very long...

  

  By Richard157 5 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-08 05:26:32 -0600

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• diabeties

  this is all about my boyfriend i know nothing of what all i need to do or watch for trying to get all the hekp i can get please help me

  

  By Anonymous 3 Replies Latest Reply 2017-02-05 14:11:55 -0600

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• Infections and blood sugars

  I recently had carpal tunnel release surgery and my incision got infected. Since then my blood sugars have been really high and the doctor has raised my insulin intake and I have been on antibiotics. Does anyone else have these issues.

  

  By websterladyj01570 6 Replies Latest Reply 2017-01-25 21:56:58 -0600

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