Patient's question:
My mother recently had high blood sugar again and was diagnosed with diabetes, but she pays no attention to her diet and blood sugar control. I heard from others that the complications are very severe. I would like to know, what are the chronic complications of diabetes?Doctor's answer:
Common chronic complications of diabetes include: large vessel inflammation, including atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cerebral thrombosis, limb gangrene, renal artery, etc. Microvascular inflammation includes diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic cardiomyopathy. Neuropathy is commonly peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy. Other nerves such as cranial nerves, spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots can also be affected. Eye complications include cataracts, glaucoma, iritis, and refractive changes, etc. Other complications mainly include osteoporosis and skin inflammation, etc.