I am 31 and was diagnosed at age 15; so far so good in terms of complications, but I always had it drilled into me that complications were more or less inevitable eventually. Yes, there are exceptions, and I am in reasonably good control (I've been on an insulin pump since I was 20 thanks to a forward-thinking endocrinologist), but no diabetic has perfect blood sugar. My sister is a Type I diabetic as well, as was diagnosed two years before me, has had two children, and has had no complications either. Frankly I think that we have been 'lucky' since we both periodically run into the 300s and might be characterized as brittle diabetics. I'd say our A1C levels hover around the 7 areas. Anyway, I'm just curious to know what your experiences with complications have been; it's always been interesting to me how the disease affects different people in different way.
2007-02-23
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