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I have diabetes, will sepsis cause complications?
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Yes: Sepsis causes diabetes to become uncontrolled, sometimes causing severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Diabetics have a higher risk of sepsis and dying from sepsis.
Answered 8/2/2012
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It will be worse: Diabetes if poorly controled will not let you fight disease with full stregth.
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