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What happens if diabetes goes untreated
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Diabetes: Out of control sugars can lead to coma, death, amputation of extremities, kidney disease and failure, heart attack, congestive heart failure, severely... Read More
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Complications : Complication of this condition as follows
1 kdney failure leading to dialysis
2 cadiovascular disease and stroke
3peripheral vascular disease and a... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Chandleranswered
Ophthalmology 31 years experience
Possible, not good: Mild cases of diabetes can be asymptomatic, but that does not mean that damage is not occurring. I saw a woman for a routine eye exam with no history... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Krennanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Several: Common complications of diabetes include changes in sensation in your feet and legs which can lead to pain, blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney ... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 24 years experience
Many complications: Diabetic patient are at greater risk for complications such as extreme low or high blood sugar, shock, coma, cardiovascular disease (high blood pressu... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Sinhaanswered
Allergy and Immunology 55 years experience
BIG BIG RISK: Wt gain, low bmr, myxomatous madness, fat develop arroun heart, hair loss. High sugar eats up every organ, blindness, kiney failu... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sue Ferrantianswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
That is a high fasting glucose but I would want other numbers checked as well. What is the hemoglobin A1C, for example? If that number is still normal... Read More
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Answered Aug 06, 2023
A female asked:
Dr. Alison Stuebeanswered
22 years experience
No: Untreated gdm increases glucose levels. Glucose should not cause a false positive drug test.
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Slawekanswered
Radiology 56 years experience
Very Poor.: Small Cell Lung Cancer is very hard to treat successfully. Spreads very early in its course. If one is lucky enough to be diagnosis before spread cure... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Haynesanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 39 years experience
Could be dangerous: If type 1 diabetes is not diagnosed severe dehydration and acid build up can occur that could lead to death. Type 2 diabetes does not lead to such sev... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Diabetes in the USA: Regrettably increasing almost daily. There are many reasons, not the least of which is underlying obesity, lack of work options, good foods too expens... Read More
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3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Shewbridgeanswered
Endocrinology 35 years experience
A little or a lot!: Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of glucose regulation. Glucose levels are too high. If this continues over long periods of time, the high glucose le... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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