Diabetes mellitus syndrome is not a standardized term, but generally refers to the various chronic complications of diabetes mellitus, which is the most important cause of the decline in quality of life and death of diabetic patients.
Diabetes mellitus is caused by absolute or relative insulin deficiency, or insulin resistance, resulting in a disorder of carbohydrate, sugar, protein, and fat metabolism in the body. It is mainly marked by high blood sugar, and the biggest damage is various complications. The complications of diabetes are also called syndromes, including acute and chronic complications.
Acute complications of diabetes include diabetic ketoacidosis, coma, or hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma. They require urgent resuscitation and often have a favorable prognosis if treated in a timely manner.
Chronic complications include macrovascular lesions, microvascular lesions, and neuropathy. Macrovascular lesions such as myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, etc. can be life-threatening when the condition is critical. Microangiopathy can cause retinopathy, vision loss, and even blindness. The most serious diabetic nephropathy can cause renal failure, and frequent dialysis jeopardizes the patient’s life and quality of life.
In diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy belongs to the most common type of diabetic neuropathy, diabetic patients will appear with symptoms related to peripheral nerve dysfunction, clinical manifestations of symmetric pain and sensory abnormalities, lower extremity symptoms are more common than the upper extremity. Diabetic patients can also develop diabetic foot, which in severe cases results in amputation.
Diabetes is a systemic disease that affects health, and once the condition is serious, it is very harmful and needs to be treated early and actively.