Risk Of Complications Increases Over Time In Diabetes

Sounds a bit grim, doesn't it? And the worst part is that some problems develop over many years, which makes their potential seriousness easy to overlook - particularly when you're young and feeling healthy. But having diabetes is like being a little bit pregnant - you ignore it, you're in for a big surprise somewhere down the line.

People who get insulin dependent diabetes in childhood of have a longer period in which complications can develop and damage their nerves, blood vessels, hearts, eyes and kidneys than someone Iwho diagnosed with non-insulin dependent diabetes at 50. Even so, if it's not treated properly, the latter still puts you at risk of life-threatening or life-impairing complications. In fact, the risk of complications in non-insulin dependent diabetes can be increased by the fact that it may not be diagnosed and treated until a few years after blood glucose have started to rise and do their damage - worsening the cardiovascular changes that are a normal part of the aging process.

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