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| What is Diabetes : Diabetes Symptoms : Diabetes Treatment : Diabetes Care : Diabetes Diet : Hypoglycaemia : Complications |
Diabetes ComplicationsA number of we 11-recognized complications are associated with diabetes and these can be grouped into two main categories. The first category of acute metabolic complications, although relatively uncommon, consists of life-threatening medical emergencies requiring immediate admittance to hospital for intensive treatment. They may sometimes prove fatal. There are two conditions in this category: diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar syndrome (HONK). The second category of well-recognized complications that are associated with diabetes consists of long-term complications. How do complications occur? As people with diabetes live longer, we now know that complications can occur over time, even though their blood sugar levels may be controlled by regular insulin use or by taking tablets called oral hypoglycaemic (blood glucose lowering) medications. Complications are generally more common in people who have difficulty in maintaining their blood sugar at acceptable levels, a condition sometimes called ‘brittle diabetes’. As a result, doctors place great emphasis on maintaining blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible. The complications caused by diabetes may be chronic or acute. Acute complications occur when blood sugars are too high over a short period of time. Chronic complications develop when blood sugars are elevated for several years. Bellow is the information provided on a variety of chronic and acute complications of diabetes. Acute Metabolic Complications of Diabetes Long Term Chronic Complications: Microvascular Diseases
Long Term Chronic Complications: Macrovascular Diseases |