Angela Pennacchia

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- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Rose Lentzke has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Retinopathy
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Randy Molen has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Diabetic retinopathy in both eyes and a macular pucker in my left eye.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Nicholas Argento has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Background (mild non-proliferative) retinopathy, stable x decades. I had protein in urine in 1981 when I first started doing fingersticks and had horrible control at baseline, but not for decades w A1c below 7 and good blood pressure control, <120/70 usually on an ARB agent. (ARB's are kidney protective). Have had trigger fingers, frozen shoulder as well.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Melissa Childers has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Mild non-proliferative retinopathy, diagnosed at 10 years post T1D diagnosis, has not progressed and may be improving as I improve my A1c/TIR.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  T1D4LongTime has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Only 1 long term one... diabetic dermopathy, the translucent red scaly circular spots on my lower legs. Had them since as I approached puberty. Diagnosed at age 6. Recently developed hypothyroidism, but not sure it's related to T1D. I've had extremely high stress levels the last 3 years. Caregiving a terminal family member has meant unpredictable schedules and Lee than perfect meals also.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Hannah B. has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Tingling in both legs.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Retinopathy and cataracts. (glaucome likely just inherited) trigger finger, carpal tunnel hypoglycemia unawareness lipoatrophy low D3/calcium PTSD There might be more, but I think that's the list!
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  M C has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Eyes! Have already had multiple laser treatments, leading, eventually to surgery for Diabetic Retinopathy in one eye only (so far). Have had multiple eye injections over the past 7+ years for Diabetic Macular Edema. Otherwise, I have not developed any other complications over the past 46 years of having T1D.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I also have Charcot foot, diagnosed a few months ago.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I should have read other comments first as I do have other things go wrong too. I have hypothyroidism, and have had frozen shoulder and trigger finger also. However, I had an extremely physical job and other co-workers got hand and shoulder problems too. So was the shoulder and finger problem diabetes-related? Could be. My trigger-finger got fixed with surgery. The frozen shoulder mended itself after about 2-3 years.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I know. It is sometimes impossible to say if something would have happened anyways or if diabetes caused it.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Never even thought about that as a complication.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I have a slight case of tingling in my feet. So slight that most of the time I really have to think about it to feel it. The feeling has not gotten any worse in decades. Being 50 years diabetic, I feel very lucky to not have anything worse.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I always forget to mention my pemphigoid also.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Unsure. I have other autoimmune issues but some were before T1 diagnosis and stand on their own. Noticed drier skin and dry mouth and dry eyes.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  LizB has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  35 years and no complications so far. Some people count hypo unawareness as a complication but I don't really consider that to be one.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  vbaum1956 has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Retinopathy but have had it fixed and am doing well. Small amount of neuropathy/carpal tunnel in hands.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Jeff Balbirnie has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Unclear…. Went to several doctors recently and they radically contradicted themselves on multiple diagnoses. So I cannot say with any certainty
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Robert Wilson has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Low blood glucose unawareness and calcification of my tertiary arteries.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Joan McGinnis has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  also trigger fingers
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Joan McGinnis has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  i have neuropathy. no eye or kidney problems. but I have very bad family history of heart disease and have had several procedures for that
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Molly Jones has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  We have similar situations. If you were not aware: People with T1D are at much higher risk to have epilepsy than the general population. Pubmed.gov is a good place to see the current hypotheses. It is now attributed to the anti-GAD antibodies that both kill off cells in the pancreas and interfere with the creation of GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Kathleen Juzenas has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  Hypertension, hypothyroidism, CAD, neuropathy, trigger fingers, Dupuytren’s, frozen shoulder. RA as well if that counts.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Janelle Stallkamp has commented in the same post you commented in :
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  I have heart disease, retinopathy, neuropathy, hypothyroidism, arthritis and a few other minor things. I’ve been a diabetic almost 50 years but feel pretty good overall.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Karen Tay likes your comment at
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  Boy Karen, you sound like me! 59 years w/type 1. Have had 7 trigger fingers, 2 carpal tunnels, frozen shoulder, thyroid, gastroparesis, slight neuropathy in my legs, and a vitrectomy. All these surgeries were done more than 10 years ago. The only thing that bothers me right now is the gastroparesis and the slight neuropathy in the legs but only if I don’t take my neurontin.
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