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  • Introduction to diabetes
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    • Cardiovascular disease
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Complications

This section of the website provides information about both the short and long term complications of diabetes. 

Short term complications include hypoglycaemia, DKA and HHS. Long term complications include how diabetes affects your eyes, heart, kidneys, nerves and feet.

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