Dr Ashutosh Shukla (Director & Head – Department of Medicine, Senior Consultant Physician, Artemis Hospital, Delhi NCR) tell us about Diabetes complications and how to prevent them. Dr Shukla states that diabetes can lead to potential bodily harm and so it is important to secure yourself from complications arising out of it. He recommends doing this by:-
Dr V. Mohan (Chairman & Chief of Diabetology, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre, Chennai) states that diabetes can impact blood vessels in three places:-
All complications of diabetes affecting the large blood vessels can be avoided if one controls diabetes, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Additionally, smoking and tobacco consumption needs to be prevented to avoid complications as they block the vessels.