Complications of Diabetes: My experiences.

So, yes, I mean, if you want to go through each one individually, it could be over quite a long time. But, you know, I think there are very few watershed moments in my diabetes journey from when I was you know 18 months old through to today. There are some that will stand up for anybody who's had diabetes you know the first time you have a significant hypo where you've ended up needing actual medical care. Thankfully I was with my other half of the time that all got resolved without issue but that was seven or eight years ago is the only one of those I've had since you know I was under my own steam to put it that way. You always remember those and And then I think the next one on the on the perhaps less positive sides, when you start to see things that you you always get told about as a diabetic, if you don't do this or something goes wrong, you start to affect your feet and your eyes and certain organs and so on and so forth. And I thankfully not had any significant issues in that regard. I at one point in time had some retinopathic issues with my eyes, not that actually affected my sight, but were required more proactive monitoring and potential treatment. And I have some minor issues with one of my feet in terms of sensitivity in one of my toes, which after 30 years, I like to positively think is not a bad run. But the good thing is, I would say, despite all that is, you know, my issues have have very much receded thanks to the level of support I've got from the NHS around where I live. And, you know, similarly, my foot issue is something that's being actively looked at and trying to find a solution to so I think fundamentally all diabetics at one point or another become aware of these things, whether they want to or not, mostly it's usually through, you know, education, through health providers, and God forbid, WebMD style research. But it's one of the realities of being a diabetic, I think, over any long length of times that you've got to face up to these things eventually. And it doesn't mean it's the end of the world. It's just the reality of it.