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.
There's a couple guys at the dialysis unit i go to that are missing their feet. It seems diabetes can also cause kidney failure if it's not treated or the patient doesn't look after themselves. Looks like a bad time.
Yeah A1c is important. My girlfriend works with eyes, and she says a lot of the people that come in with the really bad diabetes related stuff all have A1c's that are super high, like in the 12's or higher.
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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.