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No, Type 2 Diabetes does not always progress to diabetic kidney disease, retinopathy, or neuropathy. Good blood sugar control, healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, and timely treatment can significantly reduce the risk of these complications.
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* Monitor HbA1c regularly.
* Annual eye, kidney, and foot examinations.
* Maintain healthy diet, weight, and exercise routine.
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Control blood pressure and cholesterol along with blood sugar, as they also influence the risk of diabetic complications.
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If not controlled properly it can cause any of above mentioned complications
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If uncontrolled
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No. Type 2 diabetes does not always progress to diabetic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic neuropathy. These are long-term complications that develop mainly due to prolonged poor glycemic control, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, obesity, genetic susceptibility, and longer duration of diabetes. Many patients who maintain good blood sugar control (target HbA1c as appropriate), healthy lifestyle habits, regular exercise, blood pressure control, and routine follow-up may never develop these complications or may develop them much later in life.
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Maintain regular monitoring of HbA1c, blood pressure, lipid profile, kidney function, and urine albumin.
• Annual retinal examination and foot examination.
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If uncontrolled, and patient noncompliant with doctor advise and medicine, it may progress to neuropathy,DKD and DR
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Consult a diabetologist and get some blood.urinetests done and take medicine properly
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Check blood sugar
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Yes if you are not having diabetes under control!
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Dr. Aamera Sait
Diabetologist
10 yrs exp
Mumbai
Not necessarily. But we have to work on the diabetes to prevent these long term complications.
Complications develop over years of uncontrolled sugars and negelcted lifestyle.
They show only once they have symptoms but work starts much earlier so efforts should be made from the time of diagnosis.
Depends on following factors
1. Good and persistent sugar control
2. Control of HTN and other comorbidities
3. Regular Medication
4. Regular checkups including
HbA1cC every 3 months, Urine Routine microscopy and UPCR every 3 months,
Retina checkup yearly.
5. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and doing strength training to maintain kuscle mass so your diabetes does not worsen
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Only when Dm is not under good control.
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried and spicy food
Avoid sugar rice potatoes
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Walk
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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