Will you die if you get diabetes? What factors or causes can lead to death

Patient's question:

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Thank you to the doctor for answering my question quickly – How should I treat and prevent this?

Doctor's answer:

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease. If blood sugar control is poor, it can lead to acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis. Chronic complications can affect the whole body, from head to toe, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, and from the surface to the interior, such as diabetic nephropathy, foot disease, heart disease, stroke, neuropathy, vascular disease, and eye disease. It severely affects quality of life and can be life-threatening. After being diagnosed with diabetes, it is necessary to have a suitable diet, exercise, and medication plan tailored to the individual to help control blood sugar effectively. Insulin therapy can be started early based on the condition.