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What are some painful symptoms of diabetes?
I have other places that you get some painful symptoms if you have diabetes to read. . . What are some of these symptoms? I was recently diagnosed and I want to know what to expect or if I do have some of these. . . Thanks
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#2 written by George D 1 year ago
Hello, there should be nothing embarrassing about your Diabetes. I say this because you must hold your head up high and relate to the world that you are a Diabetic and have determined to get it and keep it under control. This puts you above the other Deceases out there and makes you the Master of your Domain. There is nothing embarrassing about it. Some of the things you will run into with your Diabetes includs Insulin Shock which will drop your jaw the first time you get Insulin shock,and is a sign of improper Diabetic Management, and is only embarrassing if you let it happen, agian. but now that you know what happens with Insulin shock, you will try your best to never have to go through that again.
I believe the most embarrassing thing would for you to not keep in control of your Diabetes and end up going Blind or loosing use of your Kidneys or perhaps loosing the sensation in your feet or lower body. I think that would be really embarrassing, since you have the options to keep in control of your Diabetes and live a long healthy life.
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I was type 1 diabetic for years, and can’t think of anything embarrassing about it. Some people might not feel comfortable testing their blood sugar in public – it never bothered me, and you don’t have to do it in public anyway. I just can’t imagine what someone finds embarrassing about it.
Perhaps some people get embarrassed because they get sweaty and shaky when their blood sugar drops? I don’t know why anyone thinks that is embarrassing either.
I have a few problems with George D’s answer. First, I know people who are meticulous with their diabetes and still have complications. Type 1 diabetes in particular can be very difficult to control There is simply no way that insulin shots or the pump, can perfectly imitate what a normal human pancreas can do. No one’s going to be able to predict exactly how much insulin they need; it’s extremely difficult to measure every micro-ounce of food you eat; it’s impossible to eat at the exact same time every day, or figure out exactly how exercise will affect your blood sugar level. No one, ever, has complete control over their diabetes, and frankly I resent the fact that some people think you can.
So I think it’s very inappropriate to ever say that a complication like blindness, amputation, kidney failure, etc, is embarrassing.
I had a kidney/pancreas transplant in 2005, which is not a cure, but I am no longer taking any insulin and all my blood sugars are normal.