I’m sure there are sugar lovers who have heard the saying that diabetes is not scary, it’s the complications it causes that are scary. Indeed, high blood sugar itself does not cause much harm to our health, but it can cause different degrees of harm and influence to various systems and organs throughout the body, causing different types of complications in various parts of the body. For example, the familiar diabetic nephropathy, which is caused by long-term hyperglycemia, leads to glomerulosclerosis due to microvascular lesions, causing the kidneys to slowly fall into a state of failure. Another well-known diabetic retinopathy is similar to this one. It is also caused by microangiopathy due to long-term hyperglycemia, which changes the structure of the blood vessels in the retina and eventually leads to retinal ischemia and even collapse. In addition to microangiopathy, diabetic macroangiopathy is equally dangerous, such as diabetes-induced renal arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and limb arteriosclerosis, all of which may lead to very serious consequences, with coronary artery disease greatly increasing the risk of death. In addition, diabetes-induced neuropathy and diabetic foot are also chronic complications caused by long-term high blood sugar status. According to statistics, there are hundreds of complications of diabetes, these are only a few of the more familiar chronic complications, but the acute complications caused by diabetes should not be underestimated. For example, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome, which is caused by hyperglycemia leading to dehydration and high blood pressure osmosis, can cause coma, stroke, myocardial infarction and many other high-risk diseases. There is also ketoacidosis caused by insulin deficiency. It is caused by insufficient insulin levels and low blood glucose utilization in diabetic patients, resulting in acidosis caused by the body’s massive breakdown of fat to produce ketone bodies that are beyond the body’s tolerance. The complications of diabetes are not only diverse, but also threatening to health and even life. So if you do accidentally suffer from diabetes, you should listen to your doctor’s advice and actively cooperate with the treatment, and choose a more suitable treatment method according to your own situation, whether through medication or the use of weight loss metabolic surgery treatment should be carried out as soon as possible, do not wait until the complications appear before realizing the importance of treatment.