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Emergency complications include diabetic coma. Long-term complications include:AtherosclerosisCoronary artery diseaseDiabetic nephropathy (kidney disease)Diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage)Diabetic retinopathy (eye disease)Erection problemsHigh blo...
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As of 2004 diabetes is a chronic and incurable disease. While stem cell research holds great promise for future therapies and potential cures, as of the early 2000s the best hope for keeping children well with diabetes and avoiding long-term compl...
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Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease or damage that results as a complication of diabetes.Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease; Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Nephropathy- diabetic.The exact cause of diabetic nephropathy is unknown, but it is believed that ...
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Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the eye''s retina that occurs with long-term diabetes.Diabetic retinopathy is caused by damage to blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive inner layer of the eye.There are two types: non-proliferative or pr...
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Dhiabetic foot infections are infections that can develop in the skin, muscles, or bones of the foot as a result of the nerve damage and poor circulation that is associated with diabetes.People who have diabetes have a greater-than-average chance ...
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Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes, in which nerves are damaged as a result of high blood sugar levels(hyperglycemia).People with diabetes commonly develop temporary or permanent damage to nerve tissue. Nerve injuries are cau...
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Diabetic neuropathy(DN) is a neurological disorder caused by consequences of a primary disease—diabetes mellitus. The diabetic neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting multiple parts of the body, or focal, targeting a specific nerve or body part...
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Diabetic neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes mellitus. Diabetic neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting several parts of the body, or focal, affecting a specific nerve and part of the body.The nervous system consists of two major divisi...
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a complication of diabetes that occurs when sugar(glucose) is not available as a fuel source by the body and fat is used instead. Byproducts of fat breakdown, called ketones, build up in the body.People with Type I diabete...
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus in which the chemical balance of the body becomes far too acidic.Diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) always results from a severe insulin deficiency. Insulin is the hormone secreted by ...
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Diabetic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome(HHS) is a complication of type 2 diabetes that involves extremely high blood sugar(glucose) levels without the presence of ketones. Ketones are byproducts of fat breakdown.Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar com...
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