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Diabetes & MeLearn About DiabetesDiabetes ProblemsDiabetes can affect any part of your body. The good news is that you can prevent most of these problems by keeping your blood glucose (blood sugar) under control, eating healthy, being physical active, working with your health care provider to keep your blood pressure and cholesterol under control, and getting necessary screening tests. See PREVENT DIABETES PROBLEMS.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) From the National Eye Institute
From MedlinePlus
From NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
From the National Diabetes Education Program
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
From MedlinePlus
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
From the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
From MedlinePlus
From NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
From the National Kidney Foundation
When you have diabetes, you are at increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease. About a third of people with diabetes may develop kidney failure. In many cases, early detection and treatment of kidney disease can help prevent more serious kidney disease and other complications.
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
From MedlinePlus
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| Reproductive Health |
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| Diabetes can cause impotence in men (inability to get an erection) and yeast infections (vaginitis) in women. Return to effects of diabetes on the body |
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
From the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Clearinghouse
From MedlinePlus
| Pregnancy |
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| Diabetes can also complicate pregnancy. Return to effects of diabetes on the body |
From the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
From the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
From MedlinePlus
From NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
| Stomach |
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| Poorly-controlled diabetes can cause nerve damage to the stomach leading to nausea, poor digestion, and bloating. Return to effects of diabetes on the body |
From the National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse
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| People with diabetes are more likely to die with pneumonia or influenza than people who do not have diabetes. Return to effects of diabetes on the body |
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
About the
pneumococcal vaccination
Also available in
Spanish
(PDF - 199 KB)
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PDFs.
An overview of influenza
Also available in Spanish
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| People with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to suffer a stroke than people without diabetes. Return to effects of diabetes on the body |
From the U.S. Department of Human Services
From MEDLINEplus
From NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
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Diabetes & Me