Question

Complications of long-term hyperglycemia involve nephropathy leading to renal failure; retinopathy with possible loss of vision; autonomic neuropathy causing gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and sexual dysfunction

Answer 1

Long-term complications of diabetes include retinopathy with potential loss of vision; nephropathy leading to renal failure; peripheral neuropathy with risk of foot ulcers, amputations, and Charcot joints; and autonomic neuropathy causing gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and cardiovascular symptoms and sexual