Diabetic Complications and Disorders

• Diabetic Retinopathy
  Diabetic retinopathy is a common vision affecting condition that derives from diabetes complications. This diabetic retinopathy occurs after the retina’s blood vessels are damaged.
  
  
• Diabetic Symptoms
  When one or more of those diabetic symptoms starts to occur, an individual needs to see a physician as soon as possible.
  
  
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  Diabetic ketoacidosis involves a deficiency in insulin. This can be brought on by hyperglycemia, metabolism problems, and dehydration. This is a serious condition that can result in death.
  
  
• Diabetic Neuropathy
  The condition of neuropathy compounds diabetes for those who are dealing with the condition. Proper understanding and treatment of diabetic neuropathy is of paramount importance to neutralizing it.
 


• Complications of the Diabetic Foot
  People with diabetes are at a high risk for both problems of the feet and amputations which are a direct result of angiopathy, neuropathy, and infection.



• Diabetic Hypoglycemia
  Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, is common in diabetics with type 1 diabetes and occurs occasionally in people with type 2 diabetes who are taking oral hypoglycemic drugs.



• Diabetic Visceral Neuropathy
  The visceral neuropathies or autonomic neuropathies cause various manifestations, depending on the area of the autonomic nervous system involved.



• Complications of the Diabetic Cardiovascular System
  The large blood vessels in people with diabetes undergoes changes due to atherosclerosis; abnormalities in platelets, red blood cells, and clotting factors, and changes in arterial walls. It has been shown through research that atherosclerosis has an increased incidence and an earlier age of onset in people with diabetes, although the reasons for this are unknown.



• Diabetic Nephropathy
  Diabetic nephropathy is a disease of the kidneys characterized by the presence of albumin in the urine, high blood pressure, edema, and progressive renal insufficiency.



• Diabetes Insipidus
  A disorder of the posterior pituitary, diabetes insipidus is caused by a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).



• Managing Diabetes Requires Proper Diet and Health Care
  In 1921 the ability to manage the effects of diabetes was finally realized with the discovery insulin and the understanding of how the body uses it to transport glucose into the cells for energy. Up until then anyone diagnosed with diabetes normally died within a few years. Insulin gave diabetics a way to manage their disease long term but it is not considered a cure for this disease.



• 7 Reasons Diabetes and Smoking Don’t Mix
  Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health. Little good ever comes of this habit and diabetics who smoke are at greater risk for the many complications this dangerous disease causes. The following 7 reasons should give anyone with diabetes pause before they smoke another cigarette.
  
  
• Diabetic Foot Complications and Treatment
  Diabetic foot care is an important part of managing the effects of this disease. Failure to follow the proper foot care procedures can result in a variety of complications that can result in foot amputation.
  
  
• Diabetic Coma
  A diabetic coma is a life threatening condition that needs to be dealt with quickly. Knowing the signs and symptoms is the first step to preventing this deadly occurrence.