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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