Complications or Sequelae of Diabetes
Sometimes a complication of diabetes may give a clue to the presence of the disease. The principle complications or sequelae associated with diabetes are retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and arteriosclerosis. Whether these are the unavoidable consequences of the diabetic state over time or whether they may be influenced by controlling the diabetes through aggressive monitoring, treatment and life-style management, including diet and supplements, remains a central topic.
One of the largest, most comprehensive diabetes studies conducted to date2 showed that keeping blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible through aggressive management slows the onset and progression of eye, kidney and nerve diseases caused by diabetes. In fact it demonstrated that any sustained lowering of blood sugar helps, even if the person has a history of poor control.
Specifically it found that lowering and maintaining more constant blood sugar levels reduced the risk of eye disease by 76%, kidney disease by 50%, nerve disease by 60% and cardiovascular disease by 35%.
Since the discovery of insulin nearly 70 years ago, the patterns of morbidity from diabetes have changed. Where the major causes of death were ketoacidosis and infection, they are now the microvascular and cardiovascular complications of diabetes (renal failure and myocardial infarction).
These complications are responsible for a reduction in the life expectancy of a newly diagnosed insulin dependent diabetic by about one-third. The basis of managing diabetes in the 90’s is an improvement in the life-style of the diabetic and prevention of complications responsible for morbidity and mortality in diabetes.
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What Are Short And Long Term Effects Of Diabetes Type One?!?
May 1st, 2010 § Tags: Diabetes, Effects, Long, Short, Term, Type Posted in Diabetes § § 4 comments
Short term, high blood pressure, metabolic disorders, weight issues.
Long term, loss of eye sight, loss of limbs, gangrene, ulcers as well as the short term issues.
Diabetes is serious regardless of type 1 or 2.
james, WHERE are you getting your information? who told you that t1 diabetes goes away after puberty? that is absolutely false. once you have t1 diabetes you ALWAYS have t1 diabetes.
There are a host of issues due to diabetes complications. Rather than write an encyclopedia, check out my website. It covers some of the complications.http://www.Your-Healthy-Diabetic-Life.co…
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Moshi460
type one diabetes means you inherited the trait through birth, my guess is that your a teen. It will cause weight gain and weight loss fast. The reason for this is children with type 1 diabetes there pancreas usually isn’t fully developed meaning they produce different amounts of insulin all the time. The good news is that type 1 diabetes often goes away after the person is finished with puberty.
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