Eye Disease
Peripheral Vascular Disease
of the kidney so that the kidney does not get enough circulation. When the kidneys fail, excess fluid develops in the body and the kidneys cannot catch up. If the kidneys cannot do the job of getting rid of the waste products of the body, the toxins build up and the individual will need a kidney transplant or permanent kidney dialysis. Kidney failure can be a cause of death in diabetics, and 44 % of all kidney failures in 2011 were the result of diabetes.
Eye Disease
Diabetes can cause blindness by causing the tiny vessels of the retina or back of the eye to rupture and spill blood across the retinal surface; this condition is called diabetic retinopathy and leads to blind spots in vision and eventually to total blindness. Doctors have ways of coagulating the blood in the vessels using a laser; however, this does not cure the underlying process and blindness is simply delayed unless the diabetic gets the blood sugars under control. According to the National Eye Institute, 7,686 cases of diabetic retinopathy were diagnosed in 2010 that number is up from 2,063 in the year 2000. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults age 20 to 74.
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Diabetics risk a loss of limbs, particularly the lower extremities. It can come from plaque buildup in the large arteries supplying the leg or in the smaller vessels, such as in the feet. If the blockage is significant, gangrene of the feet and legs can occur so that the gangrenous part needs to be amputated. According to the Centers For Disease Control, 60 % of all nontraumatic amputations of lower limbs occur in people with diabetes due to nerve damage. This can severely limit the diabetic’ s mobility and may confine them to a wheel chair.
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