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What are some lesser known complications of type i diabetes?

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Many: Type 1 diabetes can affect many major organs in your body including your heart blood vessels nerves eyes and kidneys. Keeping your blood sugar level close to normal most of the time can dramatically reduce the risk of many complications. Hearing problems pregnancy complications osteoporosis. Skin and mouth conditions foot damage eye damage. Kidney damage, erectile dysfunction nerve damage , heart.

Answered 6/5/2014

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Sample below: 1. Neurologic- eye movement abnormalities, gastroparesis, bladder dysfunction, impotence, mononeuropathy multiplex (where usually bilateral nerves affected, unilateral nerveabnormalities in multiple sites 2. Carpal tunnel, frozen shoulder 3. Bacterial gut overgrowth-diarrhea 4. Heart attacks strokes 5. Gum disease/ denal caries 6.Severe infections- sometimes unusual ones.

Answered 3/26/2013

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