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Diabetes and your heart>High blood glucose from diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. Over time, this damage can lead to heart disease Diabetes and your heart:How Diabetes Affects Your Heart Over time, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart. People …
Diabetes abd sexual issues: Men sexual problems and diabetes? Changes in your blood vessels, nerves, hormones, and emotional health during diabetes may make it more difficult for you to have satisfactory sex. Diabetes and its related challenges also may make it harder for you to have a child. Erectile dysfunction You have ED if you’re unable …
Diabetes and your eyes: What is diabetic eye disease? Diabetes and your eyes. A diabetic eye disease is a group of eye problems that can affect people with diabetes. These conditions include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts, and glaucoma. Over time, diabetes can cause damage to your eyes that can lead to poor vision …
Diabetes and your Kidney: What is diabetic kidney disease? Diabetic kidney disease is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease. About 1 out of 3 adults with diabetes has kidney disease.1 The main job of the kidneys is to filter wastes and extra water out of your blood to make urine. …
What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Diabetes and your kidney> Your kidneys are important because they keep the rest of your body in balance. They: Remove waste products from the body Balance the body’s fluids Help keep blood pressure under control Keep bones healthy Help make red blood cells. When you have kidney disease, it …
Diabetes and your liver: different types of diabetes. Diabetes raises your risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which excess fat builds up in your liver even if you drink little or no alcohol. This condition occurs in at least half of those with type 2 diabetes. Fatty liver disease itself usually causes …
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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition that can lead to diabetic coma (passing out for a long time) or even death. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a medical emergency. When your cells don’t get the glucose they …