See Also: Complications of Diabetes(health)
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)(health)
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postoperative complications(medicine)
intraoperative complications(medicine)
pregnancy complications(medicine)
labour complications(medicine)
pregnancy complications, infectious(medicine)
pregnancy complications, haematologic(medicine)

Complications of Diabetes (health)


Harmful effects that may happen when a person has diabetes. Some effects, such as hypoglycemia, can happen any time. Others develop when a person has had diabetes for a long time. These include damage to the retina of the eye (retinopathy), the blood vessels (angiopathy), the nervous system (neuropathy), and the kidneys (nephropathy). Studies show that keeping blood glucose levels as close to the normal, nondiabetic range as possible may help prevent, slow, or delay harmful effects to the eyes, kidneys, and nerves.