How long life after diabetic complications is related to the severity of diabetic complications, the occurrence of minor peripheral vasculopathy, neuropathy, active treatment, may not affect the life expectancy; the occurrence of diabetic hyperosmolar hyperglycemic coma, acute myocardial infarction, etc., discovery and treatment is not timely, can be a short period of time and life-threatening.
Diabetic patients with mild peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vasculopathy, may have limb numbness, coldness, sensory abnormalities, if the discovery of complications after strict control of blood glucose, the application of nutritive nerves, improve circulation drugs, does not affect the life expectancy.
Diabetic patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic hypertonic hyperglycemic coma and other acute complications, the condition is critical, untimely treatment can be life-threatening; myocardial infarction and other macrovascular complications, if the onset of the disease did not get timely treatment, but also in a short period of time will jeopardize the patient’s life and health.
Therefore, the life expectancy after diabetes complications can not be generalized. Diabetic patients should control their blood sugar, slow down the development of diabetes, and have timely treatment of complications.