Diabetes Complications
Heart disease is the main cause of death that relates with diabetes. The mortality rate from heart disease in diabetic patients is about 2-4 times of non-diabetic patients. Myocardial ischemia The risk of myocardial ischemia is 2-4 times higher in diabetic patients. Hypertension About 60-65 percent of diabetic patients will have hypertension. Blindness Diabetes is the main cause of new patients who are blinded due to diabetes in those who are 20 – 74 years old. Kidney disease Diabetes is the main cause of kidney failure in the end stage, which is 40 percent of new patients of chronic kidney disease. Nervous system disease The nervous system in 60 -70 percent of diabetic patients is destroyed to a moderate and severe level (including deficiency in the sensory nerve or limb pain, digestive system disorder, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), and others). Nervous system disease from severe diabetes is a significant cause of leg amputation. Amputation In the United States of America, more than half of diabetic patients require leg amputation. Dental disease Diabetic patients have high chance of having periodontitis (one type of gingivitis, which is the cause of tooth loss) and the symptoms are quite severe. Pregnancy complications Abnormalities since birth of a baby from a diabetic mother often occurs in women who are prepared before getting pregnant by about 0-5 percent. Women who are not prepared before getting pregnant have a rate of abnormality of about 10 percent. Other
