The complications of diabetes

By now you should be familiar with many important aspects of having type 1 diabetes and should feel reasonably confident that you have the information you need to keep your blood glucose stable.

No one likes to spend too much time dwelling on how things can go wrong but nonetheless it’s important that you have an awareness of the possible long-term complications of having diabetes and how these can be avoided. This is the focus of the next section. 

To start this section, please click on the first topic ‘What causes long-term complications?’ below.