Common diabetes health complications [Video]

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Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose). If not managed properly, it can lead to a variety of serious health complications. Here are some of the most common complications associated with diabetes:

1. Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes significantly increases the risk of various cardiovascular problems, including coronary artery disease with chest pain (angina), heart attack, stroke, and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis). People with diabetes are more likely to have heart disease or stroke.

2. Nerve Damage (Neuropathy)
Excess sugar can injure the walls of the tiny blood vessels (capillaries) that nourish your nerves, especially in the legs. This can cause tingling, numbness, burning or pain that usually begins at the tips of the toes or fingers and gradually spreads upward. If untreated, you could lose all sense of feeling in the affected limbs.

3. Kidney Damage (Nephropathy)
The kidneys contain millions of tiny blood vessel clusters that filter waste from your blood. Diabetes can damage this delicate filtering system. Severe damage can lead to kidney failure or irreversible end-stage kidney disease, which may require dialysis or a kidney transplant.

4. Eye Damage
Diabetes can damage the blood vessels of the retina (diabetic retinopathy), potentially leading to blindness. Diabetes also increases the risk of other serious vision conditions, such as cataracts and glaucoma.

5. Foot Damage
Nerve damage in the feet or poor blood flow to the feet increases the risk of various foot complications. Left untreated, cuts and blisters can develop serious infections, which often heal poorly. These infections may ultimately require toe, foot or leg amputation.

6. Skin Conditions
Diabetes may leave you more susceptible to skin problems, including bacterial and fungal infections.

7. Hearing Impairment
Hearing problems are more common in people with diabetes.

8. Alzheimer’s Disease
Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. The poorer your blood sugar control, the greater the risk appears to be. Although there are theories as to how these disorders might be connected, none has yet been proven.

9. Depression
Depression symptoms are common in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Depression can affect diabetes management.