Disease or Syndrome
diabetes complications
[ dahy-uh-bee-tis, -teez kom-pli-key-shuhns ]
Subclass of:
Diabetes Mellitus
Also called:
Diabetic complications
Definitions related to complications of diabetes mellitus:
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(diabetes complication) Organ or tissue damage due to diabetes mellitus. It includes heart disease and stroke, renal disease and renal failure, retinopathy, neuropathies, and erectile dysfunction.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(diabetes complications) Conditions or pathological processes associated with the disease of diabetes mellitus. Due to the impaired control of BLOOD GLUCOSE level in diabetic patients, pathological processes develop in numerous tissues and organs including the EYE, the KIDNEY, the BLOOD VESSELS, and the NERVE TISSUE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(diabetes complications) If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. A hormone called insulin helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. With type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin. With type 2 diabetes, your body does not make or use insulin well. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood. Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause complications, including Eye disease, due to changes in fluid levels, swelling in the tissues, and damage to the blood vessels in the eyes; Foot problems, caused by damage to the nerves and reduced blood flow to your feet; Gum disease and other dental problems, because a high amount of blood sugar in your saliva helps harmful bacteria grow in your mouth. The bacteria combine with food to form a soft, sticky film called plaque. Plaque also comes from eating foods that contain sugars or starches. Some types of plaque cause gum disease and bad breath. Other types cause tooth decay and cavities.; Heart disease and stroke, caused by damage to your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels; Kidney disease, due to damage to the blood vessels in your kidneys. Many people with diabetes develop high blood pressure. That can also damage your kidneys.; Nerve...MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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In patients with diabetes mellitus, years of poorly controlled hyperglycemia lead to multiple, primarily vascular, complications that affect small vessels (microvascular), large vessels (macrovascular), or both.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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