Could diabetics in good control suffer other diabetes ailments?

I think that we both know how serious this illness really is. And even though your father takes care of himself, there are possibilities for him to develop some of the bad side effects. And extremities might be affected too. Let’s just say that he should monitor his blood sugar level constantly.

Hi,I have had diabetes for over 25 years now. I am in my 30's. Teenage years were rough on me and my diabetes. I have since cleaned up my act and have been in tight control the last 10 years. So, I can't say that the complications I do have are not based from the days I wasn't so careful but my doctors seem to reassure me that although I had rough teenage years with my blood sugars, they weren't bad enough to cause such damage. I started to get bouts of the flu? Only lacking, a fever or any signs of infections, and these bouts would go on for days, months, or just hours? Anyways, it took a while for doctors to figure out that I had gastroparesis. When I found was a complication of diabetes, my mind jumped to how bad I was at maintaining my blood surgars while I was a teenager. I honestly blamed myself. When I finally got the nerve up to actually ask my doctor if I was responsible for this happening, he explained that research now shows that Diabetes is a progressive disease. Meaning, as we age with diabetes, it's constantly attacking our bodies. People don't realize that diabetes is constantly breaking your body down. I like to hear stories about these amazing diabetic's who have had diabetes for 60 years and have no complications but the truth is, every diabetic will get complicaitons and most of the time, the complication comes on quickly without warning. And it's only after the on set does the diabetic realize that this has been building up for awhile.  My doctor has made it clear to me that, tight control is important but it is not insurance that you won't get any complicaitons.  The truth is that complications will happen, it's not a matter of "if" it's a matter of "when".  Tight control is the only thing that helpls extend the "when" but please be aware that if you do get complications, it's not your fault.  Having Diabetes means facing these complications. they go hand and hand.  Tight control or not, every diabetic will meet a complication.