Forms of Diabetes
Affects & Background
- How Diabetes Affects the Digestive System Diabetes can lead to digestive problems. Elevated blood sugar can damage the nerves that help digest food. Discover how the digestive system works, and how diabetes can throw a wrench into this complex process.
- How Diabetes Affects the Feet Diabetes can wreak havoc with your feet -- causing many problems from minor aches and pains to the need for amputation. Use this article to learn how diabetes can affect your feet.
- How Diabetes Affects the Heart Diabetics are more likely to have a heart attack -- and their heart attacks are more likely to be fatal. Learn how diabetes increases your chances of developing conditions like hypertension and heart failure.
- How Diabetes Affects the Kidneys The kidneys control water quality and levels in the body and release an array of hormones and enzymes. Find out why diabetic kidneys start to lose their ability to be effective water-treatment plants.
- Diabetes - Retinal Conditions (Animation) Diabetes can affect many body parts and processes, from your head to your feet. Watch this A.D.A.M. animation to see how diabetes can affect eyesight.
- How Diabetes Work In the U.S. alone, 20.8 million people have diabetes -- and about a third don't even know it. Find out some information you just may need.
- Diabetes Resources Diabetes resources. Diabetes support, information and contacts.
- Diabetes Risk Factors Diabetes risk factors are conditions that may increase chances of developing diabetes. Learn about diabetes risk factor list and information.
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