Long Term Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes can affect both large and small blood vessel.

LARGE VESSEL DISEASE:

1. Heart attack or Acute coronary syndrome
2. Stroke
3. Peripheral vascular disease

SMALL VESSEL DISEASE

1. peripheral neuropathy
2. Diabetic retinopathy
3. Diabetic Nephropathy 

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Long Term Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiac Enzymes

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When a patient is admitted with Acute heart attack, a series of tests are run which includes a complete blood count, metabolic panel which includes lectroloytes and kidney function, Lipid panel and most important troponin (Cardiac enzyme which is released in to the blood due to heart muscle damage) which is checked every 6 hours.
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Cardiac Enzymes