Complications of diabetes

      Diabetes mellitus, as any disease dangerous its complications. If left untreated, the disease complications you can not escape.

    The most life-threatening complication of diabetes is a "diabetic" coma. This process is a sudden increase in blood sugar levels at which diabetes patients need emergency assistance. This complication can be fatal. This complication is characteristic of diabetes first type.

      The second severity of complications of diabetes is ketoacidosis. In the blood accumulate metabolic products because of the disturbed volume substances, as a result the whole organism functions are failing, and the patient loses consciousness. This complication is characteristic for the first type of diabetes.

     With an overdose of sugar-diabetic drugs may fall into gipoglekemicheskuyu who due to a sharp drop in blood glucose levels. This can also happen when consuming alcohol patients with diabetes, heavy physical exertion. No wonder at a diabetes diet should be followed. This complication may arise with any type of diabetes.

      Since diabetes is chronic, then eventually the patient develops and late complications. These include heart attacks, vision problems, high blood pressure, loss of sensation in the limbs, and as a consequence of diabetic foot.