Encyclopedia: Complications of Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus , often referred to simply as diabetes , is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and abnormally high blood sugar resulting from insufficient levels of the hormone insulin. The characteristic symptoms are excessive urine production due to high blood glucose levels, excessive thirst and increased fluid intake attempting to compensate for increased urination, blurred vision due to high blood glucose effects on the eye's optics, unexplained weight loss,...
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Is there anyway i can aviod diabetic complications from diabetes?
I have diabetes, and have had it for 7 years now. My last A1C was...
I have diabetes, and have had it for 7 years now. My last A1C was...
Taking care of diabetes is just a matter of lots of education. Don't take any single person's advice. Get information from as many sources as you can. Soon, you'll develop...
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What are some less common complications of Type I Diabetes?
I am 33 and have had diabetes for 25 years. I have not taken good...
I am 33 and have had diabetes for 25 years. I have not taken good...
Diabetic complications can be classified broadly as microvascular or macrovascular disease. Microvascular complications include neuropathy (nerve damage), nephropathy (kidney disease) and vision disorders (eg retinopathy, glaucoma, cataract and corneal disease)....
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