There are many people who learn about the dangers of diabetes not when they are found to have diabetes, but when they realize the seriousness of the disease only when diabetes has developed to a certain stage when they already have diabetes complications, and only then do they understand that diabetes is not as simple as they think. In fact, it is not the diabetes itself that is scary, but the series of complications that come with diabetes that are the most frightening. So what are the complications of diabetes? Diabetic foot is one of the most serious and costly chronic complications of diabetes, which can lead to foot ulcers, gangrene, or amputation. Retinopathy is also the most common and major microvascular complication of diabetes, which can lead to direct blindness in severe cases. 20% to 40% of adult patients with type 2 diabetes will develop retinopathy, and 8% of patients will experience vision loss. In addition to this, there is diabetic neuropathy, which manifests as pain, numbness, abnormal sensation in both hands or feet, nausea, vomiting, difficulty urinating, constipation or diarrhea, and other conditions. Diabetic nephropathy can lead to microproteinuria, and when the kidney damage worsens, large amounts of proteinuria can occur, leading to kidney failure. Diabetic cardiovascular disease can lead to conditions such as heart failure, which are a series of complications brought on by diabetes. Is there any help for these diabetic conditions and complications? Yes, there is! Wu Liangping, a bariatric and diabetic surgery specialist at Guangzhou Center of Youdao Doctor Group – Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Jinshazhou Hospital, said, “Type 2 diabetes is not incurable now, some conditions can be treated by surgical bariatric metabolic surgery, and there have been many patients who have gotten rid of medication through this technique with very good results.” It is now a trend to treat type 2 diabetes through surgery, and patients should not feel that this is a high-risk surgery, but in fact it is a routine surgical procedure, and patients can be assured of the surgery.