Complications of diabetes mellitus or type 2

The better control glucose levels in blood and healthier habits are balanced life -food and exercise remain, especially-take longer to emerge the possible complications of diabetes mellitus, which may affect different parts of the body:

   

• Cardiovascular disease: this type of diabetes enhances the development of arteriosclerosis and can eventually cause calcification of arterial walls. Moreover, its coexistence with other cardiovascular risk factors -Obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol and tabaquismo- significantly increases the chances of suffering a heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease or peripheral arterial occlusive disease (problems with blood supply in the legs).
     
• Microvascular complications: the smaller caliber vessels are those who suffer most from the effects of type 2 diabetes, causing what is known as diabetic microangiopathy and can eventually cause clogging them and causing major damage especially in the retina and the kidneys.
     
• Diabetic nephropathy: the involvement of the blood vessels supplying the kidneys can lead to kidney failure and, therefore, the need for entering a dialysis program. Moreover, this may be the cause of high blood pressure may appear.

• Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common complications of microvascular origin and is caused by lack of blood supply to the retina, which can lead to total loss of vision in the affected eye or even blindness if it affects both.
    
• Diabetic neuropathy: particularly affects the lower limbs and manifests with the feeling of having cold feet and even pain.
    
• Diabetic foot is a consequence of diabetic neuropathy in combination with blood flow problems, which favors the appearance of skin lesions and wounds that do not heal, appearing ulcerations can become infected and cause gangrene, leading the need to amputate the foot. When this happens often the same thing happen on the other foot in a period not exceeding two years, reducing life expectancy drastically.
    
• Erectile dysfunction is a disorder that can affect men but in most cases reversed with treatment.