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I am 24 years old. I was diagnosed with type 1 when I was 9. I have always taken good care of myself - a1c has always been around 6 - and have, in general, never worried or even cared about having diabetes. However, over the last 6 months to a year two things have occured.
First, when my blood sugar gets above 170 or so my eyes start to feel funny. I find myself blinking alot to rid myself of the irritating sensation. The best way I can describe it is an itchy burning sensation.
Second, my feet have began to feel swollen at various times throughout the day. It usually gets progressively worse as the day goes on. It is extremely uncomfortable. Nothing has changed in my environment to make me think that this is caused by something other than diabetes. Is this just one of those things that you have to learn to deal with if you have diabetes?
Has anyone experienced similar symptoms? If so, was there anything that you did, or could do, to help get rid of the problem? I am desperately hoping that "control your blood sugars" is not the only recommendation; for that would not seem to actually reverse either of the problems but instead just prevent them from getting worse. But they both are already extremely annoying. Any comments are greatly appraciated.
First, when my blood sugar gets above 170 or so my eyes start to feel funny. I find myself blinking alot to rid myself of the irritating sensation. The best way I can describe it is an itchy burning sensation.
Second, my feet have began to feel swollen at various times throughout the day. It usually gets progressively worse as the day goes on. It is extremely uncomfortable. Nothing has changed in my environment to make me think that this is caused by something other than diabetes. Is this just one of those things that you have to learn to deal with if you have diabetes?
Has anyone experienced similar symptoms? If so, was there anything that you did, or could do, to help get rid of the problem? I am desperately hoping that "control your blood sugars" is not the only recommendation; for that would not seem to actually reverse either of the problems but instead just prevent them from getting worse. But they both are already extremely annoying. Any comments are greatly appraciated.