Diabetes Complications

Heart disease, high blood pressure, and kidney disease are just some of the complications of diabetes.

While you can’t completely prevent diabetic retinopathy, you can reduce your risk of getting it. And controlling your blood sugar can stop it from getting worse. Read on to learn more about this condition.

Diabetes affects the cardiovascular system, but many problems aren't apparent until a person has a heart attack or stroke.

If you have diabetes, you are twice as likely to have high blood pressure. Left untreated, high blood pressure can raise your risk for heart disease and other serious health problems.

Diabetes can damage the nerves in your feet, as well as lead to blood vessel disease. These conditions make it harder to notice when you injure your foot or develop a sore.

It's not high blood sugar, heart disease, or stroke that most often puts people with diabetes in the hospital. It's their feet.