This transplant treatment is not recommended for type 1 patients unless they are also receiving a new kidney. Serious complications frequently develop from diabetes. It also causes poor circulation. Since smoking also has these effects on the body, diabetics should definitely not smoke. Another complication is cataracts, which is a degenerative change in the lens of the eye.
Cataracts cause dimness of vision or eventual loss of vision.
Neuropathy is nerve damage that occurs in many diabetics. This causes weakness, dizziness, and loss of feeling in hands and feet. Other complications are kidney damage, high blood pressure, major infections, and foot ulcers. Because nerve damage and tissue death are big problems for diabetics, cuts, scratches, and infections on the feet will be harder to detect. This is why proper foot care is extremely important.