Diabetes in remission and Risk of serious diseases

Keeping your condition all managed will certainly reduce the risk of these things occurring but you can never eliminate the risk entirely.

I've read studies that for every tenth you're over a 5.0 A1C, your chances of diabetic complications increase. So it's great to be under 5.7, but my personal goal is 5.0 or under.

Yes, you still have elevated risk, but it’s probably less elevated with a low a1c, definitely less risky than a double digit a1c.

I got a lot of good info from my diabetes doctor. It’s a good idea to talk to them about your specific risk levels, as there are often genetic/family history factors that a Reddit post can’t suss out :)

Here’s what I experienced: I recently dropped my A1C to 5.0 and asked the doctor (a diabetes specialist) if my ldl cholesterol should still be below 70 if I’m well managed and have never had a heart problem. She said that even with new studies and knowledge, they think about diabetic patients the same way as someone who has already had a heart attack, and so the advice is the same. In fact, some doctors automatically put T2 patients on a statin medication at diagnosis. She then noted that risk for NEW complications (like retinopathy, dermopathy, kidney damage, and neuropathy) is almost

Cancer not so much. Personally I've never heard of a case of diabetes directly causing cancer. Heart disease kidney disease diabetic retinopathy neuropathy yes. The damage doesn't happen over night or over a few months it takes years of severe uncontrolled diabetes greater than 8 or 9 10 and higher. How many units and what type insulin do you take, 100 units at 120lbs is a high dose..

100 units?