Diabete
* Can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, small blood vessel disease
  - donate if treating by diet control
* Learn about what it is and how it is treated.
* actually refers to several different diseases.
* alone is one of the leading causes of death by disease
  - major risk factor for stroke
* also affects a disproportionate number of minorities
  - blood circulation, slowing healing
  - minority populations disproportionately
  - the small arteries to the pelvis, causing vasculogenic problems as well
  - ages and destroys the kidney and other body systems
  - alters the immune system, thus decreasing the body's ability to fight infection
  - appears to produce resistance to some of the effects of estradiol
* also can cause cataracts
  - dull the sensitivity of nerves
  - lead to kidney and heart disease and stroke
  - causes birth defects in infants of mothers with diabetes
* also causes nerve damage, which can lead to amputation
  - disease, heart disease, and stroke
* also damages blood vessels, decreasing the blood flow to the feet
  - nerves, sometimes of the eyes or the nervous system to the legs and feet
  - effects the blood vessels, kidneys and nerves
* also increases the risk of heart disease
  - stroke, as well as the severity and mortality of strokes
  - leads to other derangments which also increase atherosclerosis
  - produces a neuropathy due to microangiopathy
  - remains one of the leading conditions associated with vascular disease
  - treatable risk for stroke
* appears most often in middle age and among overweight people.
* becomes more prevalent with age.
* can affect children and adults.
* can affect many of the chemical processes and tissues in the body
  - parts of the body, leading to serious health complications
* can affect the eye in a number of ways
  - many ways, and damage often occurs in the retina
  - eyes and vision in a number of ways
  - eyes, kidneys and the feet
* can also affect the large blood vessels
  - be responsible for future amputations
* can also cause cataracts , a clouding of the lens inside the eye that blurs vision
  - complications of pregnancy and congenital malformations
  - optic neuropathy
  - other problems with vision, circulation, the nervous system, and kidneys
  - problems for pregnant women and their babies
  - the weakness in the legs and the anorexia
* can also damage blood vessels in the kidneys
  - the nerves in many parts of the body
* can also lead to blindness, nerve damage and sexual disinterest
  - increased pressure in the eye - known as glaucoma
* can also make it hard for cuts and sores to heal
  - the blood vessels close off
* can be a confusing and overwhelming illness
  - cruel disease
  - dangerous disease, but luckily it can be controlled
  - highly individual thing to manage
  - really insidious disease
* can be difficult to adjust to
  - control, especially for the working poor
  - especially grave when it strikes early
  - life-threatening unless it's controlled
  - particularly devastating for children
  - rapidly fatal
  - become a battlefield of conflict between parent and child
* can cause arteriosclerosis which leads to heart disease, gangrene and loss of extremities
  - blindness, so eye exams are crucial
  - blood vessels in the retina to grow abnormally
  - cataracts, glaucoma and lead to damage of blood vessels within the eye
  - changes in nearsightedness, farsightedness and premature presbyopia
  - circulation problems that add to stroke risk
  - circulatory problems, which can increase the risk of erectile dysfunction in men
  - debilitating complications that develop gradually
  - decreased blood flow to the feet, which can lead to nerve damage
  - diseases of the eyes, kidneys, nerves and circulatory system
  - eye problems that have no symptoms until the damage is well advanced
  - high blood-sugar levels, excessive thirst and urination
  - impotence
  - kidney disease by damaging the parts of the kidneys that filter out wastes
  - multiple health problems and can affect the eyes in various ways
* can cause nerve damage and loss of feeling in the feet
  - poor circulation in the feet and lower limbs
  - damage, or diabetic neuropathy
  - pancreatitis, and pancreatitis can cause diabetes
  - poor blood flow
  - problems that damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves
* can cause serious damage to the kidneys, resulting in protein loss in the urine
  - health problems, including blindness, kidney failure and nerve damage
  - problems if left untreated or improperly treated
  - severe health problems in pregnancy
  - significant microvascular and macrovascular disease
  - the following conditions of the feet
  - transient blurred vision when a person's blood sugar levels fluctuate wildly
  - vision loss or blindness
* can damage both the nerve and blood supply to the penis
  - kidneys, eyes and nerves, and makes heart and blood vessel disease more likely
  - nerves, as can surgery on the prostate or lower bowel
* can damage the blood vessels in the retina and steal sight
  - kidney's ability to filter waste products in the blood
  - nerves, causing a condition called neuropathy
  - peripheral, autonomic, and cranial nerves
  - tiny blood vessels in the retina of the eye
* can develop at any age
  - during pregnancy in a woman who hasn t previously had the condition
  - gradually over many years, often with no symptoms
  - if the ability of the pancreas to secrete insulin is impaired
  - effect the use of bone and muscles
  - exacerbate gum disease
* can have an effect on every organ in the body
  - no symptoms at all and if left untreated can damage the kidneys and eyes
* can have serious consequences
  - lifelong conditions
  - increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, especially hypertension
  - indirectly lead to pancreatitis
  - lead to a restricted blood supply to the feet and legs, resulting in cold painful feet
* can lead to an eye disease called diabetic retinopathy
  - called retinopathy
  - bladder damage, and people then leak because of that
  - blindness and kidney failure
* can lead to blindness, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and death
  - stroke, kidney failure, and amputations
* can lead to blindness, kidney disease, heart disease or amputations, and it can be fatal
  - heart disease, stroke and amputations
  - failure, amputations, heart attack and stroke
  - complications during pregancy that can jeopardize both mother and baby
  - damage to the blood vessels, nerves, eyes, or kidneys
* can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness and nerve problems
  - trouble, blindness and many other disturbing health conditions
  - kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage
  - more serious complications over time
  - nerve damage in the feet and legs, resulting in a loss of sensation
  - related complications such as heart disease, blindness and amputations
  - retinopathy, a condition that damages the retina and leads to blindness
  - serious complications, such as neuropathy, blindness, and gangrene
  - shortening of muscles
  - the kidney disease called diabetic nephropathy
  - vision loss or even blindness
* can make bones more vulnerable to fracture and pose an increased risk for amputation
  - the immune system more vulnerable to severe cases of the flu
  - occur at any age
* can occur in anyone
  - three separate ways
* can play a role in high blood pressure
  - the development of astigmatism
* can result from autoantibodies against beta-cells of pancreas
  - in severe infections of the skin, i.e. diabetic gangrene
* can run in families, and researchers are still studying how and why it happens
  - start in childhood, but it often begins later in life
  - stress out the whole family
* can take a long time to develop in a person's body - sometimes months or years
  - eight years off people's lives, according to a UK study
  - thus affect the patient s vision by causing damage to blood vessels in the eye
* come in two types.
* comes in different types
  - two forms
* commonly causes nerve and blood vessel damage.
* controlled by insulin severely reduces the risk of congenital malformation.
* develops when the body stops making or becomes insensitive to insulin.
* disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and the obese
  - the Latin community
* eventually causes changes in the tiny vessels that supply the retina with blood.
* generally falls into one of two categories.
* gradually destroys the pancreas' ability to make insulin.
* greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
* has a genetic component, but the diet can keep it from becoming manifest
  - tendency to make one feel all alone
  - complications such as neuropathy, circulation problems and blindness
  - many other effects on the eye
* has no age limit
  - real effect on the immune system
  - serious complications - blindness, kidney failure, amputation and death
  - significant economic costs as well
* has two forms, insulin dependent and non insulin dependent
  - major subsets
  - primary forms, as well as some minor, transient ones
* isn t always at the center of life, but it s never far away.
* never takes a vacation.
* now is the fourth-leading cause of death by disease in the United States.
* often accompanies obesity and remits with weight loss
  - adds to the normal difficulties of growing up
  - creates erection difficulties
  - is associated with femoral nerve or other cranial nerve lesions
  - occurs in conjunction with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and weight gain
* primarily affects the blood vessels that nourish the retina.
* rapidly induces contractile dysfunctions in isolated ventricular myocytes.
* seriously increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
* sometimes causes the focusing ability of the eye to weaken or to fluctuate from day to day.
* substantially increases risk of atherosclerosis, and therefore, stroke
  - the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases
* undeniably increases the risk of heart disease.
* usually affects peripheral nerves in the feet, legs and at times, the hands.