Diabetes patients and GPs don't agree on most worrisome complications of condition

[Northerner]

(Canada)

Warnings about the severity of some complications associated with Type 2 diabetes may not be getting through to Canada's diabetes patients, according to findings from a national survey.

While heart disease and declining kidney function top the list of Type 2 diabetes complications that general practitioners say they are most concerned about (96 per cent and 84 per cent respectively), blindness and amputation are patients' top worries (60 per cent and 50 per cent respectively). When asked which body part will be most impacted by Type 2 diabetes, patients selected feet and eyes ahead of major organs like the heart and kidneys.

http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/08/28/4217565/diabetes-patients-and-gps-dont.html

 

[cherrypie]

It's a weird one as to what we think about complications. Eyes and feet are of the most concern and yet kidney failure is equally a dreadful complication as is a heart attack which may leave you with a poor quality of life or even death.