What complications have you experienced because of type 1 diabetes?

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06/05/2019 at 17:57

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Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, diabetes can cause different complications to occur. This can manifest in different ways such as eye damage, kidney damage, pregnancy complications...Have you experienced any complications?

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Chaszzz

26/02/2022 at 20:32

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I was diagnosed as diabetic on 7 January 2022

i am now blind in left eye and half blind in right eye.

hospital stuffing me with steroids, but failed to monitor my blood sugar.

I am a little pi**** off to put it mildly.

steroid induced diabetes is the diagnosis.

how bad is this!

What complications have you experienced because of type 1 diabetes? https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/living-with-type-1-diabetes/what-complications-have-you-experienced-because-of-type1-diabetes-2816 2022-02-26 20:32:01

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Mark_O

03/03/2023 at 14:17

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@Chaszzz so sorry for that, guarantee Conservative Party will gut NHS and unfortunately for us. Use the American system style healthcare system. Hope they have supplied you with a blood glucose meter and ketostix tester. I can remember being diagnosed and dreaded needles, imagine my shock given the old glass syringes etc 😥😢😭.

Thank goodness soon on disposable but had to reuse as only 100 for the year

Hope you are being treated correctly now and do not forget - diabetesuk.co.uk

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Same as Wing43, I have been type 1 for 39 years. Moved to pump 12 years ago as lost all hypo awareness after human insulin switch. Four years ago I was told I have bleed on right macula ( eye consultant recommended laser treatment). Still waiting but Pennine trust NHS is poor/6 year wait (due to Conservative Southern favouritism). I've given up hope of NHS treatment, going private

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03/03/2023 at 00:16

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I’m type 1 diabetic 32years + pretty good control apart from the odd blip. My eye sight started bothering me a few years ago I now attend the local hospital eye clinic & yearly option checkups

i would like to ask as anyone on here ever had Cellulitis. I got in my left calf in March 22 thar cleared then returned worse than ever in April it was horrendous massive blisters , I had to go A & F where I ended going for IV antibiotics having it dressed for 2 weeks in total I was on antibiotics for 48 days I have still have a red leg where my skin has been damaged a year later.

be interested if any other Diabetics have had this horrible infection

regards nana Claire

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22/05/2023 at 14:33

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@Nanaclaire my husband had cellulitis but he didn’t have diabetes, his returned 3 times and turned into sepsis which he died off so be aware it will come back if you are stressed or run down, I have type 1 diabetes so are very away of the symptoms to look out for any signs I will go to hospital, it’s a horrible infection that lies format then flares up.

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08/05/2023 at 08:21

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I had a papercut on my hand got infected turned into narcrosis fasititis I had 5 operations in 5 days 1st was 26 hour I had skinflap removed from my leg 20cm long & 8cm wide to save my arm and life

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22/05/2023 at 19:26

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DKA was the worst one for me. I've had type 1 diabetes for 50 years.

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I have had cataracts, I have neuropathy in both feet and lower legs, I have a poor appetite, my sense of taste has changed (I can no longer taste certain foods), I have had blood blisters on both retinas requiring laser surgery, I have had a mini stroke, and I have had a cardiac arrest.

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14/11/2023 at 19:47

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I have had type 1 for 42 years and have neuropathy and retinopathy in both my eyes have had laser surgery in my right eye but is still there I have appointments every 6 months

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