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Hypoglycaemia is very common in individuals with diabetes. If it is not quickly recognized and treated it can lead to permanent brain damage and even death. Drugs commonly used to treat diabetes like the various types of insulin injection; tablets like Glibenclamide (Daonil), Chlorpropamide (Diabenese), Glimepiride (Amaryl) can lead
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Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of avoidable death worldwide while diabetes has become one of the leading causes of ill health and death worldwide. While an individual with diabetes has a three-fold greater risk of dying from either a heart attack or a stroke than individuals
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Nerve damage is common in individuals with diabetes especially when the diabetes is of a long duration or the blood sugar level has been poorly controlled over time. Symptoms that can be experienced include numbness in the legs, feet and palms. Others are heat and peppery sensations all over
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Diabetes can lead to long-term complications in the eyes, nerves, kidneys and other organs of the body, hence the need for close self monitoring by people with diabetes in addition to close monitoring carried out by healthcare givers. This close monitoring helps to prevent or quickly detect these complications.
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