Long Term Complications.

Hello everyone. I am just curious as to how many of you guys have a long term complication because of your Diabetes? E.g,

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Neuropathy (Nerve damage)
• Nephropathy (Kidney disease)
• Retinopathy (Eye disease)
• Alzheimer's disease
• Coeliac disease
• High cholesterol
• PCOS

I used to have High Blood Pressure but that seems to have sorted itself out, I have High Cholesterol and PCO (Polycystic Ovaries but not Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). If you have any of these complications, how have you dealt with it and how did it effect you, or did you have any complications but they got better with medication or surgery and have been cleared up.

lovinglife said:

I'm T2 I don't have any complications but I do have PCOS - I don't consider PCOS a complication of diabetes but the other way round - I have diabetes because of the PCOS. As to dealing with it I had miscarriages and never managed to have children born to me - but I have a wonderful son whom we adopted - he has his own issues as he has autism but he is a gift - I'm pretty much a get on with type of person so to be honest I don't know how I dealt with it - I just did

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What you said about the fact you have diabetes because of the PCOS, makes sense, I have diabetes because of some vaccinations I had when I was younger, making my immune system very low. I may have gotten diabetes later on in life but becoming unwell and having those vaccinations made it come out sooner, if that makes sense? I am sorry to hear that you have had miscarriages in the past, but it is wonderful that you have adopted, my mum was adopted! In a way it is kind of a good thing that you where able to just deal with things and for it to not effect you! You sound like a very strong women!!! Thank you for your comment!