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Originally Posted by Godsmack
This is only true for Type 2.. everybody healthy or slim can get type 1, it is an auto immune problem were your beta cells get damaged and can no more control sugar levels in your body, it is not curable although they are experimenting with ways to implant beta cells from cadavers.
I got Type 1 at age 40 and as long your kidneys are still intact and you control your sugar levels with insulin you can grow to become a 100.
Unfortunately my kidneys were slightly damaged and got medicine to stop them from leaking protein also i have medicines for high cholesterol.
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Godsmack: Sorry to hear about your kidneys but am happy to hear the damage stopped there and meds are "all" you need for them.
My number was above 600 when I went in...they couldn't even get a meter reading or AC1 reading from me because their machines only went up to 600. This is when everyone freaked out. The were concerned about my organs, eyes, and feet.....explained to me that usually goes to and concentrates on one of those three and causes major damage to whichever it chooses to focus on. Mine was my eyes, but was only temporary as my numbers go lowered quickly. I say all of this because one of the guys I met in the waiting room got hit by it in his kidneys so bad that he has to start dialysis...so I'm happy to hear that you got managed and dodged the bullet (or just got nicked by it
