Table 1.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications
Major complications of diabetes
|
Macrovascular (large artery damage) |
Ischaemic heart disease |
Cerebrovascular disease |
Microvascular (peripheral neuropathy and damage to the small vessels) |
Retinopathy: Retinal microaneurysm and retinal detachment |
Nephropathy: Altered of renal function with microalbuminuria, proteinuria, and progression to chronic renal failure |
Neuropathy |