COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETES : A REVIEW

ABSTRACT

Diabetes is a disease chronic disease which affects global population from long time. This review is an update on unknown complications, causes, treatment modalities of this disease. This article also provides a summary on disease management through various strategies. Diabetic complications are the challenges associated with diabetes in the form of micro and macro vascular complications; microvascular compications include retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy whereas macrovascular compications include coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and cerebrovascular events (CVA). Complications of diabetes range from acute, life-threatening conditions such as severe hypoglycemia or ketoacidosis to chronic, debilitating complications affecting multiple organ systems, such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease. Estimates of the prevalence of diabetic complications are challenging, in part because there are no internationally agreed upon standards for diagnosis. This review is an update on unknown complications, causes, prevention and treatment of this disease. This article also provides a summary on disease management through various strategies.