What harm will diabetes do to me?

Many people with diabetes feel that there is no harm in having high blood sugar and do not need any treatment or medicine. However, Xiaonuo expressed great concern for these people with diabetes because long-term high blood sugar will cause many serious complications.

 

These include acute complications, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic nonketotic hyperosmolar coma, and lactic acidosis; chronic complications, such as diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic eye disease, diabetic cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases. and vascular lesions of the lower limbs, etc., which have high disability and mortality rates and seriously affect the physical and mental health and quality of life of patients.

 

At the same time, diabetes brings a heavy economic burden to society and families. According to surveys, the medical expenses of urban diabetes patients in my country account for about 3.6% of the country's total medical expenses. Among them, the expenses of patients with complications are four times that of patients without complications. .