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<h3><strong>Chronic Complications</strong></h3>
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<strong>Eye Damage: </strong>High blood glucose levels can lead to severe damage to retina known as Retinopathy which can affect the eyesight

<strong>Kidney Problems: </strong>Diabetes can lead to damage to your kidneys (nephropathy) which will ultimately affect clearance of toxic wastes from your body.

<strong>Nerve Damage: </strong>Diabetes might result in nerve damage (neuropathy) that will cause burning, numbness and pain in extremities specially in the feet (peripheral neuropathy).

<strong>Heart attack and Stroke: </strong>Uncontrolled diabetes can result Heart attack and Stroke that is mainly due to damage to the large blood vessels (Diabetic macro vascular disease)

<strong>Infections: </strong>poorly controlled diabetes will always lead to Fungal as well as Gum disease.

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<strong>Hyperglycemia: </strong>Excessively high blood glucose levels

<strong>Hypoglycemia: </strong>When the blood glucose levels are too low

<strong>Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic state (HHS): </strong>It’s a life threatening state which results in severe dehydration because of intracellular water depletion and subsequent osmotic diuresis.

<strong>Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): </strong>Prolonged high levels of glucose result in increased buildup of ketones in patient muscle and adipose tissue that ultimately results in blood becoming acidic. It’s a life threatening condition in which the patient needs to be addmitted in the hospital.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]