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For me, the answer was pretty much yes. Kidneys, liver, eyes, skin, mouth, gut, blood, legs, feet....the knock-on effects cause further problems - weight gain put strain on muscles and joints, I bled for days from the smallest scratch....Does anybody know or agree the diabetes affects everything in the body in some way?
I think high blood glucose affects many parts of the body eventually.Does anybody know or agree the diabetes affects everything in the body in some way?
Hi,Does anybody know or agree the diabetes affects everything in the body in some way?
I used to think I was symptomless, but with hindsight, I had all those except skin discolouration. My records show a prediabteic hna1c in 2006 . I want then tested until 2020 with a diabetic level. No idea where in those14 years I tipped over, probably within 2 to 3.Bodily systems don't operate in isolation, so any dis-ease has a domino effect on some other systems. Regarding my personal experiences, there were no major effects but now my bloods are in the non-diabetic range, all sorts of issues have cleared up of their own volition, which I now realise were early symptoms of high blood glucose and insulin resistance. For instance: massive weight gain despite meticulous calorie control, skin tags, skin discoloration, swollen gums and heavy plaque despite careful dental hygiene, falling asleep after meals no matter how "healthy" being ravenous after a so-called "healthy" carb-laden meal, and many more. Had this been general knowledge at the time, I could have done something about it much sooner.
That's me. Others have different experiences. And that's the most important information of all.
Does anybody know or agree the diabetes affects everything in the body in some way?
True. But many of us have diabetes without usually having high blood glucose or a high hba1c.Yes.
High blood glucose means more red blood cells become ‘glycated’ (have attached glucose molecule). This is what HbA1c measures.
Hi Michellenz and welcome to the forums. You haven't completed the "About" section so I've no idea what sort of diabetes you have, or even if you have diabetes at all.Yes.
High blood glucose means more red blood cells become ‘glycated’ (have attached glucose molecule). This is what HbA1c measures.
As these damaged red blood cells travel around the body, they damage the blood vessels and all the places your blood cells go.
Some places are more fragile, kidneys, eyes, so they show the damage sooner.
Also, as blood vessels get damaged blockages form, heart disease and other arterial diseases progress.
Our feet are further from our heart, so harder for blood to travel there, when red blood cells are damaged, and flow is reduced from blockages, oxygen and other nutrients aren’t transferred as effectively, so neuropathy and slow healing occurs.
So yes.
As far as I know, the answers are the same for all types of diabetes.So, the answers above seem to be different, unsurprisingly, for type 1 and type 2? Have I observed correctly, or?
Oh, I'm a T1 and I have more than a fair bit of insulin resistance, which makes the T2 threads relevant for me.I hear you @Antje77.
I guess the big difference is then, that normal BG by taking insulin is a life-saving treatment, and the treatment numero uno for type 1. Whereas for insulin resistance based type 2, this is a way more complex picture. (I'm saying the least I can, as I'm not willing to link and refernce on my Sunday arvo .)