Complications of Diabetes can be many and while the pathophysiology is deeply satisfying to learn because it incorporates so many different aspects of pathology & physiology. Overview of some of the most common complications of Diabetes.

In acute / short term diabetes complications , these two are the most prominent:

• In Type I DM – Ketoacidosis is a terrible complication that results from the production of ketone bodies that acidify the blood when the brain is going hungry and needs ketones to fuel it.
• In Type II DM, we tend to see complications of Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Coma.

In the long term or chronic long standing uncontrolled Diabetes, we can see complications such as:

• Blindness
• Kidney Diseases
• Nerve Damage
• Amputations
• Heart Attack / Stroke