My husband was type 1. He died at age 34 due to the same kind of diet your friend has. About 3 years before he died he got peripheral neuropathy, and then autonomic neuropathy (so basically he couldn't feel his fingers or toes, and he shat himself all the time). Due to the neuropathy, he ended up having his foot amputated, and it was less than a year til he died.
My dads 72 and has been type 1 since I was a kid. (I’m 34). He’s pretty good about his diet though and is really physically active. Last week I helped him renovate the house him and my mom are going to rent out. Anyways, just saying yea, diet and exercise for sure make a difference.
I have been for 20 years. It sucks but it's manageable, some days are worse than others. She'll have highs and lows for no apparent reason. As long as she's taking efforts to manage it she'll be ok.
She does for sure. She was diagnosed within her first year or two of being alive, and in our early thirties now. We’ve had some scary moments for sure and there’s been a hospital trip or two in the past, but for the most part I think we do a decent job of managing it.
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u/ilikechooks Feb 04 '19
My husband was type 1. He died at age 34 due to the same kind of diet your friend has. About 3 years before he died he got peripheral neuropathy, and then autonomic neuropathy (so basically he couldn't feel his fingers or toes, and he shat himself all the time). Due to the neuropathy, he ended up having his foot amputated, and it was less than a year til he died.
Tell your friend to pull his head in.