Diabetes or high blood glucose levels themselves give few or any symptoms at all. The major damage to the whole body is associated with persistently high glucose levels and the damage done by this to various body organs and systems.

Diabetes may be a cause for Acute complications which arise from extremely high or low levels of glucose. These complications require urgent medical treatment in the Emergency department of a hospital or an ICU. These are:

Hypoglycemia

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome

Chronic complications are caused by persistently high blood glucose levels and the damage done to various organs and tissues due to diabetes, these are:

 Cardiovascular complications

Renal Complications

Eye Complications

Neurological complications

Diabetic Foot

These and others are described in more detail in the following articles.

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