2009/04/24

Common complications of diabetes

Acute complications of diabetes are:

A variety of infections, diabetic ketoacidosis and coma, hypoglycemia and coma, lactic acidosis and hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma. However, the hidden potential in patients with diabetes or a large number, can cause complications.

Chronic diabetic complications include:

1, cardiovascular disease

Indicators of long-term high blood sugar lead to vascular injury, which greatly increased coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and stroke incidence.

2, eye lesions

Capillary lesions lead to diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, retinal bleeding and capillary hemangioma. Vitreous and retinal damage, eventually leading to blindness.

3, nervous system diseases

Indicator of blood sugar is too high the longer the number of damaged nervous system more. Primarily lower limb disease (Clinical called "diabetic foot")

4, kidney disease

An important protein the human body long-term "saccharification" will also lead to renal injury. Complicated by diabetic nephropathy.

In addition, osteoarthropathy diabetes, oral disease, fatty liver, diabetes, such as sexual impotence.

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