DIABETES - Complications Linked to Badly Controlled Diabetes
- Eye complications - glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and some others.
- Foot complications - neuropathy, ulcers, and sometimes gangrene which may require that the foot be amputated
- Skin complications - people with diabetes are more susceptible to skin infections and skin disorders
- Heart problems - such as ischemic heart disease, when the blood supply to the heart muscle is diminished
- Hypertension - common in people with diabetes, which can raise the risk of kidney disease, eye problems, heart attack and stroke
- Mental health - uncontrolled diabetes raises the risk of suffering from depression, anxiety and some other mental disorders
- Hearing loss - diabetes patients have a higher risk of developing hearing problems
- Gum disease - there is a much higher prevalence of gum disease among diabetes patients
- Gastroparesis - the muscles of the stomach stop working properly
- Ketoacidosis - a combination of ketosis and acidosis; accumulation of ketone bodies and acidity in the blood.
- Neuropathy - diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage which can lead to several different problems.
- HHNS (Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome) - blood glucose levels shoot up too high, and there are no ketones present in the blood or urine. It is an emergency condition.
- Nephropathy - uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to kidney disease
- PAD (peripheral arterial disease) - symptoms may include pain in the leg, tingling and sometimes problems walking properly
- Stroke - if blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood glucose levels are not controlled, the risk of stroke increases significantly
- Erectile dysfunction - male impotence.
- Infections - people with badly controlled diabetes are much more susceptible to infections
- Healing of wounds - cuts and lesions take much longer to heal
