Complications Due to Diabetes
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No less dangerous, complications caused by diabetes are also diverse. Diabetes itself occurs due to high blood sugar or glucose levels in the body. If the number continues to increase, glucose will accumulate and can cause various organ disorders. For example, cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension and heart disease, including arrhythmias. This condition occurs because of damage to blood vessels in people with diabetes.
Diabetes can also trigger a stroke. This complication can make people with diabetes experience decreased brain function in coordination, thinking, moving the body, and swallowing food. Furthermore, complications due to diabetes can also cause kidney disease. Because uncontrolled blood sugar levels can interfere with blood vessels in the kidneys, causing damage that leads to kidney disease.
Complications of diabetes can also result in retinopathy or bleeding of the blood vessels of the eye and retina due to high blood sugar levels. As a result, vision decreases gradually and black spots appear on the vision, it is difficult to distinguish colors, until red eyes arise, and pain in the eyes.
Do not stop there, if blood sugar levels are not controlled, people with diabetes can experience increased blood sugar levels or hyperglycemia or decreased blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia drastically. No less worrying, complications due to diabetes can also trigger cancer due to an imbalance in the hormone insulin and high blood sugar levels. Types of cancer that diabetics are susceptible to include liver, pancreas, endometrial, colorectal, breast, and bladder.
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