Diabetes complications - Symptom

Alternative Names

Complications of diabetes

Signs and tests:

If you have diabetes, you should see your health care provider every 3 months. At these visits you can expect the health care provider to:

Check your blood pressure
Check the sensation (feeling) on your feet
Check the skin and bones of your feet and legs
Examine the back part of your eyes with a lighted instrument called an ophthalmoscope

Reviewed last on: 5/20/2009
Deborah Wexler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Endocrinologist, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2009. Diabetes Care. 2009;32:S13-S61.

Buchwald H, Estok R, Rahrbach K, et al. Weight and type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Med. 2009;122(3):248-256.e5. Review

Eisenbarth GS, Polonsky KS, Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed, S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: chap 31.

In the clinic. Type 2 diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:ITC-1-15.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(11):846-54.

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