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BIMM118<br />

Complications:<br />

• Short-term<br />

– Hyperglycemia, (hypoglycemia)<br />

– Ketoacidosis<br />

Diabetes mellitus<br />

• Long-term<br />

– Disruptions in blood flow => Cardiovascular complications => Amputations<br />

Microvascular disease: blood flow to microvasculature lowered (kidney, eye)<br />

– Retinopathy – blindness<br />

– Nephropathy – primary cause of morbidity and mortality<br />

– Neuropathy – nerve damage<br />

– Erectile dysfunction

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