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Diabetes - Coggle Diagram
Diabetes
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Serious Complications
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Blindness
Diabetes affects the retina and many other blood vessels in the body - The retina has small blood vessels and they can be damaged by chronically high blood sugar levels or high blood pressure.
The damage to your eyes starts when sugar blocks the tiny blood vessels that go to your retina
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Causes of Diabetes
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When the insulin doesn't unlock the cells causing it not to respond properly meaning that sugar then builds up
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Role of insulin
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If the body has sufficient energy, insulin signals the liver to take up glucose and store it as glycogen
Insulin helps control blood glucose levels by signalling the liver and muscle and fat cells to take in glucose from the blood