The presence of diabetes entails an increase in cardiovascular risk, and it is estimated that 50% of mortality from this disease is due to cardiovascular accusations (acute myocardial infarction and stroke).
Within the complications of diabetes we can consider:
Acute complications: They are produced by abrupt decrease or elevation of blood glucose levels in short time (minutes, hours, days)
Chronic complications: They occur mainly due to the high maintenance of blood glucose levels for long periods of time (months, years).
Acute complications require immediate medical care, at home, health center and even in hospital.They can put the patient's life at risk, although once recovery is properly treated, it is usually total.
The main acute complications are hypoglycemia (blood glucose decline) and acute hyperglycemia (great elevation of blood glucose abruptly).
As for chronic complications, that is, those produced slowly (months, years), due to prolonged maintenance of high blood glucose levels, we can consider two large groups: for involvement of blood circulation and by affectation of the systemhighly strung.
The affectation of the circulation can occur at the level of the large vessels (cardiac infarctions, strokes, gangrene and amputations in the lower extremities) and in the small vessels (producing renal insufficiency and visual affectation that can reach blindness).
Regarding the affectation of the nervous system, numbness and tingling on the feet, alterations of the functioning of the urinary bladder and the intestine, and impotence in men.
In summary, the main cause of death in people with adult diabetes is of cardiovascular origin.Acute complications may appear (developed in minutes, hours, days) and chronic (it is necessary to maintain high blood glucose levels for long periods of time, months, years).Any organ or function of our body can be affected.
