# Complications & More **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-complications-associated-diseases/20.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Chronically low lymphocyte numbers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/chronically-low-lymphocyte-numbers/1606)
**Author:** [@vprediabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/vprediabetic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/chronically-low-lymphocyte-numbers/1606 "2017-08-16T23:12:19Z")
i have had a below normal lymphocyte count since 2015. a low lymphocyte count is associated with higher risk of infections, which i do seem to get in the spring. the past two years my vitamin d has been at a normal level… --- ## [For Diabetics - 10 heart tests that can save your life](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-diabetics-10-heart-tests-that-can-save-your-life/390)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-diabetics-10-heart-tests-that-can-save-your-life/390 "2017-08-13T09:26:48Z")
For Diabetics - 10 heart tests that can save your life Diabetes, carries with it a greater risk of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, adults with diabetes are 2 - 4 times more likely to develop … --- ## [Fatty Liver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fatty-liver/1539)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fatty-liver/1539 "2017-08-08T14:22:08Z")
I heard about Fatty Liver on a facebook group for diabetics. Does anyone know what it is? Is it diagnosed through blood tests? liver function blood chemistry? --- ## [Seal oil to treat neuropathy?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/seal-oil-to-treat-neuropathy/1244)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/seal-oil-to-treat-neuropathy/1244 "2017-06-15T16:54:07Z")
A new (small) study suggests you can treat neuropathy and promote nerve regeneration with seal oil. Anybody ever heard of this stuff?? --- ## [Neuropathy: is opioid crisis diminishing access to pain management?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-is-opioid-crisis-diminishing-access-to-pain-management/1128)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-is-opioid-crisis-diminishing-access-to-pain-management/1128 "2017-06-03T01:41:04Z")
This physician, Dr. Thomas F. Kline, who used to be head of the Hospital in Home service at Harvard Medical School, thinks that it does so unnecessarily: It appears that the new limits on opioid use will significant… --- ## [Neuropathy and depression](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-and-depression/977)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-and-depression/977 "2017-05-19T19:18:32Z")
I thought this study was interesting. Amongst Gold medalists (those with more than 50 years of T1D under their belt), relatively few people felt distress (great news!), but those with neuropathy experienced distress 3 ti… --- ## [Does Glycemic Variability Affect Complication Risk?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-glycemic-variability-affect-complication-risk/912)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-glycemic-variability-affect-complication-risk/912 "2017-05-13T01:02:06Z")
Short answer, at least according to this one study, is no: Glycemic Variability and Microvascular Outcomes in T1D Diabetes Care; ePub 2017 Apr 12; Lachin, et al The one caveat is that this is using the DCCT study data,… --- ## [Genetic Studies on Diabetes and the Heart - Dr. Heribert Schunkert, TUM (Video)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/genetic-studies-on-diabetes-and-the-heart-dr-heribert-schunkert-tum-video/694)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/genetic-studies-on-diabetes-and-the-heart-dr-heribert-schunkert-tum-video/694 "2017-05-02T00:14:22Z")
Video: Genetic Studies on Diabetes and the Heart - Dr. Heribert Schunkert, Chair; Internal Medicine – Cardiology Department; TUM School of Medicine; Munich, Germany; CVOT Summit 2016 --- ## [Aggressive and Devastating Neuropathy: Untreated LADA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aggressive-and-devastating-neuropathy-untreated-lada/681)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aggressive-and-devastating-neuropathy-untreated-lada/681 "2017-05-01T17:30:53Z")
Aggressive and devastating neuropathy: the consequence of untreated slow-onset type 1 diabetes by P. Narendran et al; QJM (2011) 104 (6): 523-526 | DOI: Aggressive and devastating neuropathy: the consequence of untreated… --- ## [Autonomic Testing - Christopher H. Gibbons, MD, FAAN; Harvard/Joslin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/autonomic-testing-christopher-h-gibbons-md-faan-harvard-joslin/630)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/autonomic-testing-christopher-h-gibbons-md-faan-harvard-joslin/630 "2017-04-28T00:27:36Z")
\[Autonomic Testing - American Academy of Neurology by Christopher H. Gibbons, MD, FAAN; Harvard/Joslin et al (PDF)\] (https://www.aan.com/uploadedFiles/Website\_Library\_Assets/Documents/3.Practice\_Management/1.Reimbursemen… --- ## [Living With Autoimmune Disease(s): What's Wrong With Me?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/living-with-autoimmune-disease-s-whats-wrong-with-me/363)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/living-with-autoimmune-disease-s-whats-wrong-with-me/363 "2017-04-06T02:29:48Z")
A touching piece by an autoimmune patient. I had an autoimmune disease. Then the disease had me. —Meghan O’Rourke; The New Yorker; 26 August 2013 --- ## [The C Word (Diabetes Complications) by Ninjabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-c-word-diabetes-complications-by-ninjabetic/583)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-c-word-diabetes-complications-by-ninjabetic/583 "2017-04-23T03:09:06Z")
http://diabetestimes.co.uk/ninjabetic-the-c-word-in-diabetes/ “My first experience of discussing diabetes complications was, shall we say, less than adequate. I was 16 years old and had been newly diagnosed with Type 1… --- ## [T1 w/ Peripheral Neuropathy and GI Transit Times](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-w-peripheral-neuropathy-and-gi-transit-times/457)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-w-peripheral-neuropathy-and-gi-transit-times/457 "2017-04-13T00:05:48Z")
Type 1 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy have pan-enteric prolongation of gastrointestinal transit times and an altered caecal pH profile by Adam D. Farmeret al; Diabetologia; April 2017, Volume 60, Issue 4, p… --- ## [Dr. Noel Rose - Intro to Autoimmunity](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dr-noel-rose-intro-to-autoimmunity/329)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dr-noel-rose-intro-to-autoimmunity/329 "2017-04-03T23:38:25Z")
Clustering of autoimmune diseases. IMHO, an excellent video. https://youtu.be/bjTBZObWuPY [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-complications-associated-diseases/20.md?page=1)