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Can controlled diabetes damage kidney, the eye or heart?
A friend said to me, " one has to control blood sugar everyday and now and then otherwise, he said, by the time the BS went up, for however brief duration it may be, can cause serious damage to organs. What does this mean? Is it possible that high BS damages organ s without being noticed and immediately goes back to a normal range?
How does diabetes damage the blood vessels in the brain? Other than keeping the diabetes under control, what?
can limit further damage?Is it possible to reverse the damage?My husband has type II diabetes and has had excellent A1Cs less than 6 for the past 4 years , but we have no idea how long he had diabetes before it was diagnosed. We don't know if the damage is recent or from before his diagnosis.The MRI showed damage to the small blood vessels in the brain and they want to do an MRA as well. I just wonder what the ramifications are and if there's anything proactive to be done about it.
I have a fast heartbeat (100+ bpm). They think diabetes damaged my vagus nerve. Should I worry?
I should add that " they" were my diabetes specialists. I am insulin dependent. An ecg seemed to rule out any irregularities. But my fast heartbeat still worries me,

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