hormonal and metabolic disorders
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Introduction
People with diabetes mellitus have many serious long-term complications that affect many areas of the body, particularly the blood vessels, nerves, eyes, and kidneys. (See also Diabetes Mellitus (DM) .) There are two types of diabetes mellitus: Type 1 diabetes , in which the body's immune system attacks the Type 2 diabetes , in which the body develops resistance to the effects of In both types, the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood is elevated. People with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes are likely to have complications as a result of the elevated glucose level. However, because type 2 diabetes may be present for some time before it is diagnosed, complications in type 2 diabetes may be more serious or more advanced when they are discovered. People with diabetes mellitus may experience many serious, long-term complications. Some of these complications begin within months of the onset of diabetes, although most tend to develop after a few years. Most of the complications gradually worsen. In people with diabetes, strictly controlling the level of glucose in the blood makes these complications less likely to develop or worsen. 