# Complications & More **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-complications-associated-diseases/20.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Cataracts resolving?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cataracts-resolving/8629)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cataracts-resolving/8629 "2019-11-10T03:38:52Z")
I’ve been getting my eyes checked for the past several years (type 1 for 24 years). Two years ago I was told I was starting to develop “senile cataracts” - great to hear when you are 30 years old! :older\_woman: I switch… --- ## [Frozen Shoulder Funtimes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frozen-shoulder-funtimes/3484)
**Author:** [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frozen-shoulder-funtimes/3484 "2019-10-31T19:18:26Z")
I’ve been having pain in my left shoulder for about 6 months, starting kind of mild, and progressing to the point where now my range of motion (which is usually super hypermobile) is very limited and many movements are p… --- ## [Results of a cohort study on incidence of complications](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479 "2019-10-10T20:50:08Z")
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/366/bmj.l4894.full.pdf --- ## [Awful tingling that doesn't match BG numbers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/awful-tingling-that-doesnt-match-bg-numbers/8455)
**Author:** [@T1DCIT](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1DCIT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/awful-tingling-that-doesnt-match-bg-numbers/8455 "2019-10-07T15:41:53Z")
So this is the second time in a week this has happened. Tingling that starts in my fingers, toes and lips, then spreads all the way down to my knees and up to my shoulders. Quite painful burning, tingling and aching. I … --- ## [Trigger finger](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trigger-finger/8396)
**Author:** [@Sofe](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sofe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trigger-finger/8396 "2019-09-26T16:48:29Z")
Hi all, In the last few years I have had the new experience of trigger finger + cortisone injections. Now I have had trigger finger three times. The first time I had it, was in my thumb (that was probably 5 years ago.) … --- ## [Diabetes and dry skin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-dry-skin/7637)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-dry-skin/7637 "2019-07-31T18:34:49Z")
So, Samson has really dry skin. Like, really, really dry, leathery knees and his arms are also dry and patchy. We’ve been moisturizing his knees twice a day but they’re still rough. My other two kids have the typical bab… --- ## [Shoulder eval for possible frozen shoulder tomorrow...suggestions/what to expect?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/shoulder-eval-for-possible-frozen-shoulder-tomorrow-suggestions-what-to-expect/5730)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/shoulder-eval-for-possible-frozen-shoulder-tomorrow-suggestions-what-to-expect/5730 "2019-06-27T15:23:44Z")
Not sure the best category, so feel free to change as needed. I believe I have frozen shoulder. Going to an orthopedist tomorrow who specializes in sports medicine and shoulder issues and who is familiar with frozen sho… --- ## [Samson's MRI is NORMAL!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsons-mri-is-normal/7739)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsons-mri-is-normal/7739 "2019-06-23T21:31:37Z")
It’s been about 7 months since Samson was first diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis and given a dose of intravenous immunoglobulin. At the time, his MRI showed a “hyperintensity” – basically an area of inflammation – … --- ## [Watch "PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY TREATMENT SUCCESS!" on YouTube](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watch-peripheral-neuropathy-treatment-success-on-youtube/7683)
**Author:** [@T1john](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1john)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watch-peripheral-neuropathy-treatment-success-on-youtube/7683 "2019-06-11T19:08:13Z")
Have never shared you tube link before, but this Doctor is VERY in depth in his presentation. I, like others suffer from neuropathy’s and always am on hunt for info. Wish I lived in that area, would definitely have t… --- ## [Neuropathy, anyone?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-anyone/6739)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-anyone/6739 "2019-06-09T00:50:46Z")
I’ve had foot and ankle issues on and off for most of my life. They are very annoying but my GP basically just refers me to a podiatrist whenever I complain about it. Usually that just results in new orthotics, new x-ray… --- ## [Thanks diabetes! Cataract surgery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanks-diabetes-cataract-surgery/6671)
**Author:** [@kenrick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kenrick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanks-diabetes-cataract-surgery/6671 "2019-04-24T10:06:38Z")
I have been super nearsighted ever since I was a kid. I learned I had cataracts a couple months ago, likely a diabetes complication, had surgery on my left eye a couple weeks ago and last week had surgery on my right eye… --- ## [Visual Impairment and Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/visual-impairment-and-diabetes/7248)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/visual-impairment-and-diabetes/7248 "2019-04-18T14:24:10Z")
--- ## [Knee Replacement (TKR/TKA)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/knee-replacement-tkr-tka/5923)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/knee-replacement-tkr-tka/5923 "2019-01-31T03:22:12Z")
Hello FUD’ers! I am wondering if anyone here has undergone a TKR/TKA, and has pointers for pre/post surgery. I have the whole arthroscopic procedure down to a science for pain & insulin management but was wondering w… --- ## [Hypo-unawareness](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hypo-unawareness/3918)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hypo-unawareness/3918 "2019-01-10T16:23:47Z")
Not sure we have many threads on hypo-unawareness. Didn’t want to spin Allison’s thread into another direction, so I am starting a new thread on the topic. This is what got me to thinking about the topic. I wanted to … --- ## [Reduced vitamin D levels in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reduced-vitamin-d-levels-in-painful-diabetic-peripheral-neuropathy/5685)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reduced-vitamin-d-levels-in-painful-diabetic-peripheral-neuropathy/5685 "2018-12-04T23:42:19Z")
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dme.13798 This article outlines a study that purports a correlation between low vitamin d and peripheral neuropathy, taking into account exposure to sunlight and daily ac… --- ## [Study: Excess Mortality in Diabetic Patients](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220 "2018-10-17T03:31:53Z")
Here is a link to a Finnish papers discussing deaths rates in diabetic patients. This is the underlying paper that is behind all of the non-technical write-ups bombarding the internet today. https://eje.bioscientifica.… --- ## [Is my understanding of autoimmune diseases correct?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-my-understanding-of-autoimmune-diseases-correct/5133)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-my-understanding-of-autoimmune-diseases-correct/5133 "2018-10-14T21:42:35Z")
I’m in a Facebook group for people with Graves’ disease. I stay in it for answering the odd question, but there are sooooooo many people who are anti-vaccination, anti-medication, pro-supplements, pro-“anti-inflammatory”… --- ## [Nd hand cramps all night](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nd-hand-cramps-all-night/4542)
**Author:** [@Txgirl71](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Txgirl71)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nd-hand-cramps-all-night/4542 "2018-07-22T01:22:40Z")
I cant get rid of these cramps in my feet legs now hands . They draw up and wont release. It’s never been this bad . Drinking water all day night… is this normal with diabetes? --- ## [Infection on a pump site: quick story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infection-on-a-pump-site-quick-story/4333)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infection-on-a-pump-site-quick-story/4333 "2018-07-01T16:18:25Z")
@Richard157’s thread on site infection is causing me to post about our first pump site infection as an FYI that may be useful to others. About 8 weeks ago we had a pump site day 3 where insulin use was huge and BG was n… --- ## [Infection From An Insulin Pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infection-from-an-insulin-pump/4105)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infection-from-an-insulin-pump/4105 "2018-06-29T19:20:57Z")
I have a Facebook friend who had an infection while using her Omnipod pump. It was an unusual and frightening experience fo her, She has a blogsite at thediabeticjourney.com, Here is her blog. --- ## [Possible loss of job coming soon. :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possible-loss-of-job-coming-soon/3946)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possible-loss-of-job-coming-soon/3946 "2018-05-01T20:16:04Z")
I ETS’d from the Army in 2002 and since then I’ve been with a large Defense Contractor in Northern VA. After 10 years with my current team, it doesn’t seem like our contract is going to be renewed again. As such, it s… --- ## [Link Between LADA, TA and Diabetes Complications](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/link-between-lada-ta-and-diabetes-complications/675)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/link-between-lada-ta-and-diabetes-complications/675 "2018-04-06T16:03:08Z")
Microangiopathic complications in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: relationship with thyroid autoimmunity by Aura Reghina et el; Endocrine Abstracts (2015) 37 EP431 | DOI:10.1530/endoabs.37.EP431 Background: Pati… --- ## [Kidney stones and shock wave treatment risks (ESWL)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kidney-stones-and-shock-wave-treatment-risks-eswl/3517)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kidney-stones-and-shock-wave-treatment-risks-eswl/3517 "2018-03-21T23:53:50Z")
I recently had a kidney stone, that required trip to ER due to the extreme pain and nauseous. After pain treatment and CT scan at ER, they confirmed size and location. Sent me home, and thankfully stone passed on its o… --- ## [Allergies: can they be undetectable?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/allergies-can-they-be-undetectable/3578)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/allergies-can-they-be-undetectable/3578 "2018-02-26T06:38:17Z")
I’d like to see if there’s a way of making a comparable dairy-free crust… At this point I’ve been allergic to dairy for six to eight years, so I’m prepared for it to be a lifetime thing. I did try reintroducing wheat si… --- ## [Asymptomatic celiac anyone?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/asymptomatic-celiac-anyone/3550)
**Author:** [@katiereeder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/katiereeder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/asymptomatic-celiac-anyone/3550 "2018-02-24T07:11:29Z")
We had a screen-positive antibody for celiac disease shortly after my son’s T1 diagnosis at age 11. Once we got our feet under us with the T1 diagnosis, we eventually had a consultation with a pediatric GI who specializ… --- ## [Illness Strategies for Insulin Users](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/illness-strategies-for-insulin-users/3294)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/illness-strategies-for-insulin-users/3294 "2018-01-22T19:46:41Z")
First off, I am not sure this post is classified correctly. List item Does anyone have any suggestions on BG control methods for when we get sick, such a flu/cold/etc.? List item Is an increased temprate basal pre… --- ## [Is there such as thing as mild gastroparesis?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-such-as-thing-as-mild-gastroparesis/3209)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-such-as-thing-as-mild-gastroparesis/3209 "2018-01-13T00:34:22Z")
How long after dinner was the late evening spike? What’d you eat? --- ## [Has anyone been approved for the 670G but disapproved for the supplies?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-been-approved-for-the-670g-but-disapproved-for-the-supplies/2404)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-been-approved-for-the-670g-but-disapproved-for-the-supplies/2404 "2017-10-19T02:15:16Z")
I have a buddy I work with who has a child with T1 and he indicated his child was approved for the 670G, but disapproved for the supplies that it requires. Has anyone encountered this before? If so, have you challenged… --- ## [DX Macular Edema](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dx-macular-edema/980)
**Author:** [@DuckFiabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/DuckFiabetes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dx-macular-edema/980 "2017-10-11T00:48:07Z")
Anyone else dealing with Macular Edema? I was diagnosed a week ago in my left eye. I elected to start the injection procedure immediately. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Didn't even feel the injection and… --- ## [Graves disease, radioactive iodine and prognosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/graves-disease-radioactive-iodine-and-prognosis/1674)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/graves-disease-radioactive-iodine-and-prognosis/1674 "2017-08-23T16:04:43Z")
i was dx with Graves Disease (opposite of Hashimotos) when i was 20, before i was dx with D. i had radioactive iodine treatment and within the second year post treatment, my thyroid function went from blazing fast to slo… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-complications-associated-diseases/20.md) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-complications-associated-diseases/20.md?page=2)