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Type 2 diabetes can be easy to ignore, especially in the early stages, but diabetes affects many major organs. Controlling your blood sugar levels can help prevent these complications.

Heart and blood vessel disease

Nerve damage (neuropathy)

Kidney damage (nephropathy)

Eye damage

Foot damage

Hearing impairment

Skin conditions

Alzheimer's disease

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Type 1 diabetes can affect major organs in your body. Keeping your blood sugar level close to normal most of the time can dramatically reduce the risk of many complications. Long-term complications of type 1 diabetes develop gradually, over decades.

Heart and blood vessel disease

Nerve damage (neuropathy)

Kidney damage (nephropathy)

Eye damage

Foot damage

Skin and mouth conditions

Pregnancy complications

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Blood Sugar Monitoring

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Possibly, Diabetes Medication or Insulin Therapy

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Regular Exercise

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Healthy Eating

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Exercising Regularly and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

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Eating Healthy Foods

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Frequent Blood Sugar Monitoring

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Carbohydrate Counting

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Insulin

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Type 2:

-may not have symptoms before diagnosis

-typically discovered in adulthood, but numbers of children being diagnosed with disease is increasing

-if taking insulin or certain diabetes medicines episodes of low blood sugar level may occur

-can be prevented or delayed with a healthy life style

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Type 1:

-symptoms typically start in childhood or young adulthood

-symptoms of high blood sugar

-episodes of low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia)

-cannot be prevented

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Risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and foot or leg amputations

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Leading cause of blindness and kidney failure

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Increase chances of serious complications

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http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/tc/diabetes-differences-between-type-1-and-2-topic-overview

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/basics/treatment/con-20019573

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/basics/treatment/con-20031902

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/basics/complications/con-20019573

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/basics/complications/con-20031902