Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who died on February 26 in Manhattan, had the cause of death revealed on Wednesday (16): Diabetes mellitus complications According to a spokesman for the New York City Legal Medical Institute to CNN.
Trachtenberg, better known for appearances in “Harriet, The Spy” , “Buffy, the vampire hunt” and “Gossip Girl” died at age 39 and it is not known if he had type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
What are the main complications of diabetes?
Diabetes is caused by insufficiency in the production of insulin by the pancreas (type 1) or the difficulty of use of insulin produced by the body (type 2). In either case, untreated disease leads to glucose accumulation in the bloodstream, which can cause damage in different regions of the body, such as:
- Brain, causing stroke;
- Eyes (diabetic retinopathy), causing blindness;
- Heart, causing heart attack;
- Kidneys (diabetic nephropathy), causing chronic kidney disease;
- Nerves (diabetic neuropathy), causing decreased sensitivity in the feet;
- Ears causing the loss of hearing.
Diabetic neuropathy, for example, can lead to diabetic feet (UPD) which, in 85% of cases, precedes amputation. One million individuals with diabetes mellitus is amputated around the world.
It is therefore important to prevent the picture from reaching this point. According to the Brazilian Society of Diabetes, complications prevention includes education on the subject of both patients and their caregivers and even medical teams.
*With information from Lucas Rocha, from CNN
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This content was originally published in diabetes complications: Understand main risks of not taking care of the board on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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