Hi, DN said today that if blood sugar well controlled then effectively its the same risk as a non diabetic....however, I know I have read that diabetics are more prone to/struggle with any infection/illness more because their immune system responds differently - I understood this to mean irrespective of whether sugars controlled or not (although of course good control must be a positive thing). Having said that I'm new to all this, and I've been googling all over the place.....so my info might be wrong (!) Would be really good to hear from some people here who have lots of info re this.