Effects of Diabetes

• Diabetes is associated with higher cholesterol. 4 out of 5 diabetics die from heart disease. Strokes are also more common.
• Prolonged high blood sugar is toxic to nerves. Over time nerves in the feet become insensitive leading to injury without awareness e.g. stepping on glass without pain.
• High blood sugar makes white blood cells lazy. This makes it harder to fight infections.
• Diabetes destroys blood vessels in the eye and causes cataracts both of which lead to vision loss.
• High sugars eventually lead to kidney disease.

You may feel no symptoms while diabetes is damaging your body. This is why regular testing and faithfully taking your medication is so important to avoid the above complications.

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