The Complications Playbook

Breaking Down the Complex

Talking About Complications Neuropathy + Nerve Health Retinopathy + Eye Health Other Complications

Take a Deep Breath

Diabetes complications can be scary to think about—and even scarier to talk about. They tend to come with shame and blame, but complications can happen to anyone, especially if you've been living with diabetes for a long time. The bottom line—shame has no place here. We're here to give you the information you need to get the help you deserve.

Talking About Complications

It’s Time to Talk About Complications: Your Conversation Guide

The idea of diabetes complications can be scary. But when we start talking about them, learning how to prevent them...

Taking the Blame and Shame Out of Complications

Most people living with diabetes will remember conversations they’ve had with healthcare professionals about diabetes-related complications, and often, those memories...

How Often to Get Checked for Complications

It’s hard to deny that one of the main reasons diabetes causes fear and denial is due to the possibility...

The Emotional Side of Complications

We have been educated, maybe warned, or even “threatened” with diabetes complications since we’ve been diagnosed. Many of us have...

Life with Diabetes Complications: I Wish I’d Known This Would Happen

The unfortunate truth: having diabetes can significantly increase your risk of developing other health conditions. While some potential diabetes complications...

The Role of Genetics in Diabetes Complications

Almost 30 years ago research found that chronic hyperglycemia (high blood glucose), as well as the length of time a...

Neuropathy + Nerve Health

Neuropathy is a Pain: Solutions for Diabetic Nerve Pain

When you live with any type of diabetes, complications can happen over time—even when blood glucose control is tight. This...

Deep Dive: All of the Non-Drug Pain Treatment Options for Diabetic Neuropathy

Editor’s Note: This content was made possible with support from Nevro, an active partner of Beyond Type 1 at the...

Neuropathy

One of the major diabetes complications everyone hears about is neuropathy. When people think of neuropathy they think of losing...

Learn How to Recognize Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Living with diabetes isn’t easy, and the complications that can come with it can be overwhelming, scary and painful....

Foot Complications

Diabetes can put a person at risk for developing a wide range of conditions. Often this is due to a...

How Technology for Diabetes Complications Transforms Care

Technology is changing how we treat diabetes complications, from AI-powered tools to neurostimulation devices. Here’s what’s making a difference.

Retinopathy + Eye Health

Eye Complications

Diabetic eye disease, also known as retinopathy, is one of the most well-known complications of diabetes. People with diabetes (PWD)...

Diabetes and Eye Health

Taking good care of your eyes is especially important for people with type 1 diabetes. No matter what your blood...

What to Expect at Your Annual Diabetes Eye Exam

Your annual diabetes eye exam can take anywhere between one to two hours because there are actually four parts to...

All About Diabetic Retinopathy

Retinopathy is one of the most common and most serious diabetes-related eye complications. It’s actually the leading cause of preventable...

All About “Dry Eye” with Diabetes

One of the most common yet rarely talked about eye conditions in people with diabetes is dry eye, it affects...

Floaters in Your Vision: When Should You Be Concerned?

While anyone can develop this eye condition, floaters are more common in people with diabetes who have developed diabetic retinopathy...

Other Complications

Musculoskeletal Complications

The effects of hyperglycemia are widespread in the human body. It is not surprising that our musculoskeletal system can be...

Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis, also known as delayed gastric emptying, is a type of autonomic neuropathy that affects the digestion of food. Gastroparesis...

Dental Complications

When thinking about diabetes we don’t often think of the health of our mouth, gums, and teeth known as our...

Kidney Disease

Diabetes nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, affects 20-40 percent of people with diabetes. The leading cause of chronic...

Diabetes and Heart Disease

Having diabetes means that you are more likely to develop heart disease and have a greater chance of a heart...

Cardiovascular Complications

High blood glucose due to diabetes can cause damage to many parts of the body, including the heart. Chronically high...

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