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can type 1 affect the brain

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Wiccalady

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My son has learning difficulties and is type 1 diabetic. His blood sugars are always high. the hospital said they were not to worried and don't want to see him for a year. over 3months his behaviour has change, has panic attacks, mood swings and much more.He can't tell me what is wrong or if he is in pain he just does not understand. I have been told that the diabetis could have affected his brain .
Please can some one give me some advise
 
Wiccalady said:
he is 40yrs old and was diagnosed in 2005
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Ok, thank you. In theory diabetes can affect the brain - bad hypos can cause cognitive problems, and high blood sugar can potentially cause damage to small blood vessels in the body gradually over time.

It seems your son's problems have come on quite suddenly though. Is there any way you can get a second opinion about what might be causing them? I think that's pribably what I'd do in your situation as I would want to be sure.

High blood sugars can make a person feel irritable and uncomfortable though. If your son's blood sugars have got worse recently, maybe that would be another area to look at - that is, a more general discomfort.
 
I've been living with type 1 for 50 years and to this day if my Blood Sugar Levels hit a particular range I can get very impatient and break away from my normal cool calm collected self. Fortunately as I got older I figured it out and would deal with it.
It's also important not to be too quick in assuming that the erratic behavior is because of his diabetes. It could be but on the other hand it might be completely unrelated. Not much help but that's about all I can tell you.
 
@Wiccalady , you should get in contact with your sons diabetes team and tell them that his health has taken a turn for the worse, running high bg levels all the time would make anyone feel awful.
 
I agree with the above. It may not be a physical change in the brain but high blood sugars can certainly make a person feel very irritated, anxious, generally annoyed/angry. In addition the daily stress of dealing with a chronic disease can be a very heavy weight on ones shoulders and I can see lead to depression, anxiety, panic attacks and general change in behavior over time depending on how it is able to be handled.

I would contact his management team and let them know so that they can provide the required aid. All the best, hope you can sort out this problem swiftly.
 
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