Severity of Diabetes

Most people do not think Diabetes is so serious and they also do not have a clear idea about the severity of Diabetes. Instead, they think if they control their diet or take some medicines, the disease will not be so terrible. However, according to clinical observation, the severity of Diabetes is much higher than other kind of disease due to its complicated complications. We always say ‘where there is blood vessel, there is Diabetes’, which indicated that what diabetes affects is not only the high blood sugar level, but also all parts of patients’ body because blood vessel is full of each part of our body.
1. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), diabetic hyperosmotic coma, hypoglycemia coma are common but critical complications of diabetes.
2. Nearly 85% diabetes patients are dying from heart disease, and more than 40% patients will be complicated by high blood pressure at the same time. Most of the time, controlling blood pressure is more important than controlling sugar level.
3. About 40% diabetes patients will have kidney problem. About one third renal failure is caused by diabetic nephropathy. Under such condition, an early treatment is really necessary.
4. Diabetic Retinopathy or diabetic eye disease can make patients feel blurred vision. Their eye sight decreases or even they may lose their sight, which is one of the four main reasons of atraumatic blindness.
5. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy always makes patients feel pain on their limbs or even the whole body, which not only reduces living quality, but also induce diabetic foot (DF). What’s worse, diabetic foot is likely to cause amputation or even cause danger to life. Besides, the treatment for diabetic foot is also difficult.
6. Lacumer Infarction which always occurs repeatedly is common brain pathological changes for diabetes patients and patients always have the symptoms of poor memory, dizzy or dementia, etc.
Besides, diabetes patients have lower immunity than others, which makes them are easy to get phthisis.