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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keirong" data-source="post: 999864" data-attributes="member: 232878"><p>I'm 41 and have had type 1 for over 30 years, wasn't particularly well controlled for the early part, I've had neuropathy for over 10 years now in fact it's been so long I've forgotten but what I could never forget was the initial period it started, horrible burning feeling in my feet stopping me sleeping and that lasted for well over a year (sometimes all I wanted to do was sit in a corner and cry) after that a numbness set in but not a total numbness, its as if you have thick socks on, sometimes you get tingling other times if your bg goes high theres a horrid pulsing pain but its a good reason to make sure your bg is under control. To be honest you get used to it but it means you need to ensure your feet don't get cut if you've been on long walks etc.. otherwise it could lead to lengthy hospital stays or visits.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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