Irish -- Sorry to hear about all the complications you have to deal with! I've only been diabetic for about three years, but I've already lost a lot of the sight in one eye due to cataracts --- luckily, that's operable and I'll regain my vision eventually. The retinopathy and neuropathy terrify me. Knock on wood, my nerves are as good as ever, but I do notice that cuts and so on take a lot longer to heal now... *sigh* Ah well. I do what I can --- my blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin, etc., are at non-diabetic levels, and I stay in very tight control...

But we've kind of highjacked this thread --- e-mail me (click the link in my profile) if you want to talk more about this.

--- sweetstuff

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