Heart Disease And Stroke
Kidney Disease
Health Consequences Of Diabetes
No matter what type of diabetes you have , the end result is high circulating blood sugars . Elevated blood sugars are not healthy for the organs and blood vessels of the body . The phenomenon of high blood sugar causes blockages of the tiny and large blood vessels of the body , damaging organs and causing several possible complications .
Heart Disease And Stroke
Diabetics do not die because of simple high blood sugar , but because of heart disease or stroke . According to the World Health Organization , 50 % of diabetics die from heart disease or stroke . According to the American Diabetes Association , 71 % of adults with diabetes also have hypertension .
Diabetes is often associated with high cholesterol and triglycerides , which promote the formation of plaques on the walls of the arteries . These plaques begin to grow and restrict blood flow , especially to the brain and in the small vessels supplying the circulation to the heart . With enough blockage , the heart , or brain do not get enough oxygen and parts of these organs die off . If enough of the heart or brain dies off , the person dies of either a stroke of the brain or a heart attack .
Kidney Disease
Excess blood sugar spills out into the urine , which overloads the kidneys . If the kidneys become overworked from too much blood sugar , kidney failure can happen . diabetes can also affect the blood vessels
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