Why is diabetes a deadly disease?

Answer 1

Diabetes can kill in different ways. The elevation of blood glucose levels damages arteries, veins and capillaries. This can lead to a stroke, Heart disease, blindness, peripheral vascular disease, muscle wasting or embolism.

Diabetes is also the main cause of kidney failure.

Hypoglycemia which is low blood glucose levels can result in diabetic coma, and if left untreated organ failure.

Diabetic kedoacidosis is when the lack of insulin causes the liver to turn fat into ketone bodies. This causes the blood pH to drop. In severe cases it can lead to hypotension, shock and death.

Answer 2

Diabetes is deadly because the brain runs on sugar, and although having too high of a blood sugar can make you sleepy and pass out, having a low blood sugar will stop the brain functioning and eventually all of the other organs will stop and you will die.

Answer 3

These diseases and conditions may be more likely causes of Sudden death if the patient has diabetes, is at risk of diabetes, or has a family history of diabetes.

1. Heart attack

2. Heart failure - sudden death

3. Stroke

Answer 4

if you run out of insulin or sugar you could go inot a hypo and die.