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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi, i've been an insulin dependent diabetic for 23 years now and my control was perfect for the first year. Then however it went downhill thanks to my discovery that eating sweets and chocolate only changed a number. I.e my results went from 6's and 7's to 9's and 10's, something i could live with I thought (i was age 11 when diagnosed). Fast forward to the present and my control is worse than ever, my last hb1c was 92 meaning my average bm is around 16 which sounds about right. In the last year and a half I have been told I have the beginning of hardening of the arteries in my legs, I've had 3 sessions of laser surgery to remove burst blood vessels in my eyes and more recently been told my kidneys are leaking protein. Really thought i would be in my fifties before i encountered problems like this. Add to this the fact that i smoke around 30 a day, havn't eaten fruit or veg in years and rarely exercise. I'm only 34 but feel older than my years although I accept its of my own doing. What I want to know now is, taking all this into account, am i likely to experience heart problems in the near future? I've always just ignored signs and advice but now I have a family to think about. Any opinions would be welcome. Thnx