Prolonged diabetes is known to put you at an increased risk of developing major complications along its way. Consistently fluctuating sugar levels harm your blood vessels that have adverse effects on your heart, eyes, kidneys, and nerves.
Are you taking care of your diabetes? Are you monitoring your blood sugar and maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
Diabetes: A Doorway to Many Serious Health Problems
If the answer is no, you need to act now! In many cases, diabetes is known to have developed cardiovascular diseases, Kidney disorders, reduced vision and damage to the nerves. Here are some life-threatening diseases that can be caused by unmanaged diabetes.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in people with diabetes. People suffering from diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases than people without diabetes. Irregular blood sugar levels cause damage to the blood vessels making you prone to hypertension, atherosclerosis, and stroke.
Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney disorders and failure)
Diabetes is known to be the number one cause of kidney failure. The damage to the small blood vessels caused due to uncontrolled diabetes affects its functioning and causes a complete failure. Maintaining appropriate sugar levels and keeping your blood pressure in check can reduce your chances of kidney disorders drastically.
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Diabetic Neuropathy (Nerve diseases)
Diabetes can cause permanent nerve damage. Nerve damage can cause problems with digestive system, urinary tract, and speech. Neuropathy of the limbs is the most common and can cause trouble with balance, dizziness, muscle weakness, pain, loss of feeling and tingling sensation. Loss of feeling is highly reported and is life-threatening as it can make injuries go unnoticed leading to blood loss and infection.
Diabetic Retinopathy (Diminished vision)
Most people with diabetes have known to develop some or the other form of eye disease that led them to suffer from diminished vision, partial blindness or complete blindness. A combination of high blood pressure, Diabetes, and high cholesterol is the leading causative factor in developing diabetic retinopathy.
Cerebral Vascular Disease
The cerebral vascular disease leads to diminished blood flow to the brain causing a stroke or temporary blockage that leads to changes in blood functioning.
Gangrenes, skin complications, hearing impairment and mental diseases are some of the other acute complications that could arise due to uncontrolled diabetes.
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