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Question: What are lifetime chances of 12yr old with type 1 diabetes developing a stroke compared to healthy 12yr old?

(Posted by: gerrard on 2010-03-17 08:00:57)

(or other random age) does female/ male make a difference to above. links with more info would be good if i changed age to 30 and having long history of controlling the diabeies well would it change the answer much?

Posted by: Dr Frank on 2010-03-17, 10:15:25

Since the stroke risks at 12 are so low anyway, no statistically valid comparison can be made. At low ages there is also no sex difference. Diabetics are however at inccresed risk of vascular complications, male risk is greater than female.

Posted by: whensquintsattack on 2010-03-17, 16:00:23

Diabetics are at more of a risk of strokes if the diabetes isn't controlled, but even if it is controlled there is still more of a risk than there would be with someone without diabetes. Males would have a higher risk than females At 12 there wouldn't be much of a risk of stroke, it'd increase as age increases, particularly if the diabetes is uncontrolled. Stroke isn't the only thing diabetics are at risk for. There's retinopathy (which can lead to blindness), nephropathy (which can lead to kidney failure), neuropathy (which leads to nerve damage, loss of feeling in the limbs which makes it more likely that you might hurt your foot, for example, not realise it and if it gets infected you don't know so the foot has to be amputated) and heart disease. Beautiful disease, but all these can be avoided by keeping blood sugar levels controlled. Hope I helped and that the 12 year old in question is OK :)