COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES

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Across
  1. 2. tingling, numbness, or pain, often in the legs and feet.
  2. 4. Damaged eye blood vessels, leading to cataracts, glaucoma, and blindness.
  3. 6. Dangerously high blood sugar levels
  4. 7. A macrovascular complication caused by damaged blood vessels to the brain.
  5. 8. Swelling often caused by fluid retention, sometimes linked to kidney issues.
  6. 9. Dangerously low blood sugar levels.
  7. 10. A condition that damages the eye's optic nerve, potentially leading to vision loss.
  8. 11. an open sore or wound, most commonly located on the bottom of the foot, that affects approximately 15% of people with diabetes.
Down
  1. 1. Damage to blood vessels in the kidneys can lead to chronic kidney disease and failure.
  2. 2. Buildup of ketones that makes the blood acidic
  3. 3. Dangerously low blood sugar levels, often caused by diabetes medication.
  4. 5. surgical removals of toes, feet, or legs necessitated by severe complications of diabetes, such as unhealed foot ulcers, deep infections, or gangrene resulting from nerve damage