The first consequence of diabetes is the deterioration of your small and main arteries. This damage to the arteries will cause serious complications in the long term. The cardiovascular risk factors, particularly smoking and high blood pressure, can only increase the risk of complications.
Damage to the main arteries
Cardiovascular accidents are the primary cause of death in diabetics.
When the arteries of your legs are affected by atherosclerosis this is called arteriopathy of the lower limbs. The blood has to struggle to reach the end of your feet and your legs and feet are poorly irrigated and very little oxygenated. Your feet are cold, even blue.
Damage to the smaller arteries and capillaries
This is more specific to the diabetic and causes chronic complications in the kidneys, eyes, and nerves.
When your kidneys are functioning very poorly, this is called renal failure. The damage to the small arteries of the eye is called retinopathy.
You can also slow down the development of this pathology by treating your diabetes and your risk factors.
Like the other complications, the risk of developing neuropathy increases depending on how long the individual has been diabetic.
Diabetic foot is an evolution of neuropathy and arteriopathy that has gone wrong. The lack of sensation in the feet often results in a diabetic suffering wounds without noticing.
Damage to the main arteries
Cardiovascular accidents are the primary cause of death in diabetics.
When the arteries of your legs are affected by atherosclerosis this is called arteriopathy of the lower limbs. The blood has to struggle to reach the end of your feet and your legs and feet are poorly irrigated and very little oxygenated. Your feet are cold, even blue.
Damage to the smaller arteries and capillaries
This is more specific to the diabetic and causes chronic complications in the kidneys, eyes, and nerves.
When your kidneys are functioning very poorly, this is called renal failure. The damage to the small arteries of the eye is called retinopathy.
You can also slow down the development of this pathology by treating your diabetes and your risk factors.
Like the other complications, the risk of developing neuropathy increases depending on how long the individual has been diabetic.
Diabetic foot is an evolution of neuropathy and arteriopathy that has gone wrong. The lack of sensation in the feet often results in a diabetic suffering wounds without noticing.
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