Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Complications
- Macrovascular (atherosclerotic plaque)
- Coronary arteries → (MI‘s)
- Cerebral arteries → (strokes)
- Peripheral vessels → (ulcers, amputations, infection)
- Microvascular (capillary damage)
- Retinopathy
- Neuropathy
- Nephropathy
Whether it is type 1 or type 2 if hyperglycemia remains uncontrolled, serious long term
adverse effects can result both macrovascular (large Vessels) and microvascular (small
vessel damage).
Large vessel damage is related to deposition of atherosclerotic plaque in the vessels