What can uncontrolled diabetes lead to?

Answer 1

Both type 1 (insulin-dependent/"juvenile*") and type 2 (non-insulin dependent/"adult onset*") Diabetes mellitus, if uncontrolled, can present initially with an abnormal increase in thirst, hunger, and urination. If left unchecked for too long, both can lead to several harmful and life-threatening effects, including:

1. cerebral infarcts & hemorrhages (areas of brain tissue death due to lack of oxygen or bleeding within the brain, respectfully, both of which can be fatal),

2. myocardial infarcts (areas of heart muscle death due to lack of oxygen; also know as a "heart attack"),

3. blindness(due to retinopathy, glaucoma, & cataracts),

4. loss of pancreatic beta cells (which produce the insulin that manages blood sugar levels),

5.glomerulosclerosis (hardening of the part of the kidney responsible for the production of urine, resulting in excessive loss of protein),

6.pyelonephritis (severe urinary tract infection reaching all the way from the urethra where urine leaves the body up through the bladder, ureter, and finally into the kidney),

7. various neuropathies of muscles and organs (nerve damage resulting in abnormal or loss of function; eg. peripheral neuropathy which causes pain and/or numbness in the hands and feet), and

8. gangrene(tissue death due to infection, usually associated with a loss of sensation in the feet, that will progressively spread if the infected area is not amputated and eventually lead to the infection spreading into the blood [sepsis], which is fatal)

9. amputation of limbs (see 7 & 8)

just to name a few.

None of these secondary conditions resulting from uncontrolled diabetes are pleasant and many are down-right fatal. If any of the following apply to you, please get a simple blood test and talk to your doctor about diabetes: if someone in your family has diabetes, you are overweight, have high blood pressure, are a smoker, have/had a disease or infection of the pancreas, lack exercise, or have polycystic ovary syndrome. Hispanic/Latino Americans, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Alaska natives are also at an increased risk of diabetes.

*juvenile and adult-onset diabetes are now becoming a misnomer in that both can occur at any stage of life

Answer 2

a leading cause of blindness, end-stage renal disease, and limb amputations. It also doubles the risks of Heart disease and increases the risk of stroke. Eye problems including cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy

Answer 3

Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the body is not able to efficiently convert glucose in the blood into energy.

1. Cardiovascular related

2. Nervous system related

3. Kidneys related

4. Vision related

5. Skin related conditions

6. Feet and Mouth

Answer 4

well the definitions is diabeties that you can not control

Answer 5

I have it