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<blockquote data-quote="kevinfitzgerald" data-source="post: 787905" data-attributes="member: 88583"><p>I have had type 1 for 33 years. I am on my second cold in the space of about six weeks.</p><p></p><p>The long term effect of having diabetes results in a weakened immune system. You wont just start getting ill with other things once being diagnosed so long as you keep good control.</p><p></p><p>I have neuropathy both internal and peripheral. I was alcohol dependent up till 11 years ago and the drinking and the diabetes together have made the nerve damage much worse than if I were to never have had diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Smoking with diabetes will give you twice as much chance of having heart failure and circulatory problems than if you were just a smoker. </p><p></p><p>Good control over a long period of time will allow your body to fight illness during that time. Bad control will do the opposite.</p><p></p><p>It is not a myth, our immune systems do weaken but after 33 years of having it I still work full time and my diabetes has not disabled me in any way up to as yet. If I had continued to drink and smoke I am pretty sure the diabetes would have played its part and I really don't think I'd be here now writing this. A truly grateful diabetic.</p><p></p><p>The colds go on for weeks though!.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kevinfitzgerald, post: 787905, member: 88583"] I have had type 1 for 33 years. I am on my second cold in the space of about six weeks. The long term effect of having diabetes results in a weakened immune system. You wont just start getting ill with other things once being diagnosed so long as you keep good control. I have neuropathy both internal and peripheral. I was alcohol dependent up till 11 years ago and the drinking and the diabetes together have made the nerve damage much worse than if I were to never have had diabetes. Smoking with diabetes will give you twice as much chance of having heart failure and circulatory problems than if you were just a smoker. Good control over a long period of time will allow your body to fight illness during that time. Bad control will do the opposite. It is not a myth, our immune systems do weaken but after 33 years of having it I still work full time and my diabetes has not disabled me in any way up to as yet. If I had continued to drink and smoke I am pretty sure the diabetes would have played its part and I really don't think I'd be here now writing this. A truly grateful diabetic. The colds go on for weeks though!. [/QUOTE]
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