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    • Cardiovascular disease
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Complications – how to protect yourself

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

Short-term complications include hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS).

Long-term complications include how diabetes affects your eyes (retinopathy), heart (cardiovascular disease), kidneys (nephropathy), and nerves and feet (neuropathy).

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