Question 1

what are common diabetes complications?

Accepted Answer

Common: Poor healing, poor circulation, reduced kidney function, foot problems, vision problems and eye disease, premature heart and vascular disease. Significant and potentially life threatening  problems can occur with excessively high and excessively low blood sugar levels.

Question 2

what are the tests for diabetes complications?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Different tests for different complications.  Heart disease - stress test, heart cath.  For poor circulation & stroke - ultrasounds of blood vessels.  For eyes, an exam of the retinas after dilating drops put in to widen the pupils.  For kidneys, blood tests for bun, creatinine, and urine checks for protein.  For nerve damage, checks for sensation to light touch & vibration.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of diabetes complications?

Accepted Answer

Many: Complications of diabetes can include blindness, heart attacks, strokes, decreased feeling in your feet, burning pain in your feet, difficulty healing after minor cuts, slowing of your bowels, and kidney failure.

Question 4

what are the reasons for diabetes complications ?

Accepted Answer

Unkown: How diabetes causes long-term problems is unclear. However, changes in the small blood vessels & nerves are common. These changes may be the first step toward many problems that diabetes causes. Complications are most likely to occur in someone who has had diabetes for many years.

Question 5

what are some advanced symptoms of untreated diabetes complications?

Accepted Answer

Several: Common complications of diabetes include changes in sensation in your feet and legs which can lead to pain, blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, and poor wound healing possibly leading to infection and amputation.

Question 6

diabetes complications start to show up after how many years of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

It varies.: Complications can develop after 7- 10 years. Complications are related to the average blood sugar level as monitored by the glycohemoglobin level (a1c). The likelihood of complications with the eyes, kidneys and nerves are increased if the aic level is significantly elevated. Blood pressure control is also very important in decreasing kidney and retina damage.

Question 7

does diabetes complications come from plainly just eating to much or just the high sugar itself?

Accepted Answer

Poor control: Complications of diabetes results from poor control of your blood sugar. In order to avoid complications from diabetes, you must work hard to keep your blood sugar under the recommended levels and maintain an acceptable hemoglobin A1c level. Eating too much can lead to the high sugar levels.

Question 8

type 1 diabetes complications begin happening after how many years?

Accepted Answer

Many factors: Many factors contribute to the complications of diabetes. The duration of the disease is definitely an important and in my experience it takes usually 10 years for significant complications. The rate of complications is also very much determined by the level of control. Very  good control of blood sugar, blood pressure, lipids, and a good diet can delay diabetic complications by many years.

Question 9

if it's difficult to control my blood sugar, could i have a diabetes complication?

Accepted Answer

Possible: If blood sugars are not controlled and are high you have diabetes. Complications usually come from uncontrolled diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes does not usually come from complications.  If your blood sugars are out of control it is a problem and you should seek help right away!

Question 10

how long does it take for diabetes complications to occur when blood sugar is continuusly high?  also, at what level does sugar begin to damage body?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosis norm 6 yrs: By the time complications occur it normally has been 6.5 years that the patient has had symptoms or has been called "Pre-diabetic." Once symptoms occur it makes it more difficult to reverse.  Anything above 129 on the glucometer is considered elevated 2 hours after eating. Please followup with your primary doctor if you have high blood sugars or are now having symptoms.

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