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Rokaab
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Most certainly not, whilst some may, I suspect the numbers would be very low (though I have no supporting evidence)
I've had T1D for 40+ years now and my kidneys are perfectly fine (despite a good couple of decades of bad control)
I've had T1D for 40+ years now and my kidneys are perfectly fine (despite a good couple of decades of bad control)
That's great that's my worst fear
No, most don't.
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They do if you’re in the UK and there isn’t a pandemic
I answered the question in the thread: "Do all type 1s end up on dialysis?", it wasn't a reaction to Rokaab
MarkMunday
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Dialysis is the final stage of kidney disease. Blood glucose is the big driver, as the graph shows, of both eye disease (Retinopathy) and kidney disease (Nephropathy).
If you keep HBa1c below 7, you should be fine. Mine has been about 7% (53 mmol/mol) for most of the last 42 years and still no kidney problems. There is minimal backgroungd retinopathy, but it is not getting worse. My target HBa1c is now 42 mmol/mol (6%).
If you keep HBa1c below 7, you should be fine. Mine has been about 7% (53 mmol/mol) for most of the last 42 years and still no kidney problems. There is minimal backgroungd retinopathy, but it is not getting worse. My target HBa1c is now 42 mmol/mol (6%).
