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Are there any cases where internal medicine doctors have not been able to control their own diabetes properly and ran into complications like amputations of toes,etc between ages 30-40?, in spite of having medical knowledge. your friends/colleagues?
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Yes: These type of complications specifically in type 1 diabetes can happen in anybody, psychology and how aggressive the disease is and doctors are not spared. Uncommon, but happening.
Answered 5/18/2020
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