Diabetes related Complications.

Sexual dysfunction is always left untreated or not properly controlled, diabetes can lead to a variety of complications. In diabetic patients, eyes, feet and kidneys are most at risk. Due to an imbalance in the amount of sugar in the blood, it also has a bad effect on the brain and heart. Apart from this, there is also a risk of diseases like weight gain, irritability, depression, dizziness, headache, muscle cramps etc. Proper diabetes control can help prevent or delay these complications. It is very important to maintain a blood sugar balance. Let us know about the effects of an increase in blood sugar on the body.

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes also affects other organs of the body, the easiest victim of which can be your eyes. In diabetes, the amount of sugar is not controlled, due to which the walls of the blood vessels get affected and the nerves that carry oxygen and nutrition to the retina (the part of the eye on which the image is formed) become weak. Patients with diabetes 1 and diabetes 2 are more likely to develop cataracts than normal people.

Initial symptoms of retinopathy:

  • Changing the number of glasses frequently.
  • White cataract or black cataract.
  • Frequent eye infections.
  • Poor vision after waking up in the morning.
  • Bleeding from retina.
  • Headache or sudden loss of vision.
 

Diabetic Neuropathy

Diabetic neuropathy can occur in both types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, and is common in people whose blood sugar is not well controlled. Although different types of neuropathy can occur even in people who have had diabetes for a short period of time, it is most common in people who have had diabetes for more than a decade, and in people over the age of 40. It is common. Smokers with diabetes are especially at risk. Damage to blood vessels also contributes to diabetic neuropathy, because the nerves do not receive enough oxygen and nutrition.
 
Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy:
 
  • Numbness, tingling, sharp or burning pain, cramps, sensitivity to touch, and problems with balance or coordination in the legs, especially in the lower legs, Waking up frequently at night to urinate. Bladder infection, lack of control.
  • Difficulty in erecting penis, ejaculation and decreased sexual arousal.
  • Inability to sweat, dry skin and cracked heels, leading to frequent occurrence of fungal infections. Excessive sweating is also a symptom.
  • Slow emptying of stomach is called gastroparesis, which can cause nausea, vomiting or bloating. The normal rhythmic pressure of the small and large intestines, known as peristalsis, may become slow or irregular, leading to constipation or diarrhea.
  • Feeling dizzy and faint when standing up.

Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy causes kidney damage along with diabetes. There are many microscopic blood vessels in our kidneys, which work to clean the blood. Due to diabetes, excessive sugar level damages these blood vessels and gradually the kidney stops functioning.
 
Symptoms of Diabetic Nephropathy:
 
  • High blood pressure
  • Increased cholesterol level
  • Swelling in the body
  • Weakness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Diabetic nephropathy is not detected until the problem becomes serious. Experts believe that diabetic patients should keep checking their blood sugar levels.
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