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What happens if diabetes goes untreated
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 29 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
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 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
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Chandleranswered
Ophthalmology 34 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
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Krennanswered
Family Medicine 21 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
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 23 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
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Sinhaanswered
Allergy and Immunology 54 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
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Alison Stuebeanswered
21 years experience
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Slawekanswered
Radiology 55 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
3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Haynesanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 38 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
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Shewbridgeanswered
Endocrinology 34 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
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
More and more common: There is a huge increase in type 2 diabetes because of increasing obesity across the population especially in children.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Haynesanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 38 years experience
Could be dangerous: If type 1 diabetes is not diagnosed severe dehydration and acid build up occurs that could lead to death. Type 2 diabetes does not lead to such severe... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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