Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. This is because your pancreas does not produce any insulin, or not enough, to help glucose enter your body’s cells – or the insulin that is produced does not work properly.
Uncontrolled Diabetes : Inadequate treatment of the condition raises blood sugar level significantly, and leads to severe health ailments.
Heart and Blood Vessels
Several studies have confirmed severe complications of uncontrolled diabetes on the heart and blood vessels. In addition to this, uncontrolled diabetes is also the reason behind peripheral artery disease that occurs due to poor blood flow in the feet and legs.
Kidney ailments
Diabetes can prove fatal for kidneys, causing several complications for the organ including kidney failure.
Eye Problems
Uncontrolled diabetes is the root cause of several eye problems, and also one of the prominent reasons of blindness. Other eye disorders occurring due to the condition are Glaucoma, Cataracts and Diabetic Retinopathy.
Nerve Damage
High blood sugar levels cause severe damage to the nerves, which include loss of sensation that begins from the toes and burning of the feet. Owing to the damaged nerves, diabetics also experience pain in the legs, arms and hands along with digestion and sexual issues.
Gum Problems
High Glucose levels in the saliva may help bacteria thrive. The most common oral health problems associated with diabetes are tooth decay; periodontal (gum) disease; salivary gland dysfunction and fungal infections.
Thanks,
The Times of India
28/11/2012
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