Patient's question:
My aunt has diabetes, but her diabetes isn't particularly severe. It's said that if diabetes is particularly severe, it can affect one's life. Because of this, I've always taken careful care of her. To what extent does diabetes become life-threatening?Doctor's answer:
Diabetes can lead to life-threatening complications, which are generally acute complications of diabetes or the end-stage of chronic diabetes complications. The most common ones include hypoglycemia caused by diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, and diabetic hyperosmolar state. Among chronic complications, acute myocardial infarction in cardiovascular diseases and large-scale cerebral infarction in cerebrovascular diseases may also result in sudden death.