Diabetes Heart Disease and stroke: What is the connection between diabetes, heart disease, and stroke? There are double chances of developing heart disease and stroke in diabetic patient as compared to non-diabetics. Similarly if you are a young person and have diabetes, you are more prone to develop heart disease. Heart attacks seen in diabetic [...]

What is diabetic neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is a long term complication of diabetes, in which we see damage to nerve tissue. Most of the times it is peripheral neuropathy, i.e peripheral nerves are mainly affected. Sometimes autonomic nerves i.e nerves supplying herat and intestine can also be affected and this problem is called as autonomic [...]

Diabetic Retinopathy Definition of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetic eye disease is actually a group of eye problems that diabetic patients may face and all of these can lead to vision loss or blindness. These are common complications of diabetes and include the following diseases. Diabetic retinopathy: retinal blood vessels are damaged. Cataract: Lens of eyes get [...]

Diabetic nephropathy is also called as Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease, Diabetic glomerulosclerosis, Diabetic kidney disease. Diabetic nephropathy is one of long term complications of diabetes in which patient may loose function of kidney. Kidneys become unable to filter protein and patient will have protein in urine. What is pathophysiology, causes, incidence and risk factors for diabetic nephropathy: [...]

Arteriosclerosis Symptoms Treatment and Prevention : If we say that diabetes is a disease of blood vessels, then it is not wrong. The risk of developing heart disease is greater in diabetics as compared to normal person. Cardiovascular complications in diabetes are due to process of atherosclerosis (Hardening of the arteries). There are basically two [...]

Long Term Complications of Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus complications, Here we have given long term complications of diabetes in detail. * Arteriosclerosis Symptoms Treatment Prevention Arteriosclerosis is one of long term complication of diabetes. Here is information about Arteriosclerosis Symptoms Treatment Prevention * Diabetic Nephropathy Symptoms Diet Treatment Diabetic nephropathy is one of long term complication [...]

What is Ketoacidosis, Definition of ketoacidosis Coma: Ketosis is the accumulation of ketone bodies (produced by breakdown of fat) in the blood and Acidosis is increased acidity of the blood, i.e PH of blood decreases. It is a serious condition that can also lead to coma. Usually seen in type 1 diabetic patients, may also [...]

Diabetic Coma in Type 2 Diabetes Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma is a serious complication seen in type 2 diabetes patients with severe infection or stress. Diabetic coma is seen when blood glucose level becomes too high and there is severe dehydration. Unlike ketoacidosis which is usually seen in type 1 diabetes, in hyperosmolar stage we [...]

What is Ketoacidosis, Definition of ketoacidosis: Ketosis is the accumulation of ketone bodies (produced by breakdown of fat) in the blood and Acidosis is increased acidity of the blood, i.e PH of blood decreases. It is a serious condition that can also lead to coma. Usually seen in type 1 diabetic patients, may also appear [...]

Diabetes mellitus is a disease produced by insufficient insulin or insulin resistance. There are mainly two types of complications of diabetes Short Term Complications and long term complications. Here we will discuss short term complications of diabetes. Short Term Complications Hypoglycaemia Hyperosmolar NonKetotic Coma Ketoacidosis Hypoglycaemia Causes: Hypoglycaemia is seen when patient’s blood glucose level [...]