Diabetes can affect all of the blood vessels in the body, and can cause potential harm to your eyes, heart, kidneys, nerves, other organs and body parts.
But these diabetes complications are not an inevitable part of living with diabetes.
There is a lot you can do to stay well and remain healthy with diabetes.
To learn how to take a "wellness" approach to diabetes, and to help prevent diabetes complications, read the DRI's brochure "Diabetes Complications" in English or "La Salud y la Diabetes" in Spanish.