Complications Associated with Diabetes: A Case Study

Abstract

Background:The current study has focused on the complications arising in a patient due to diabetes mellitus and how the patient's quality of life has been affected. The most feared complication of the disease is loss of lower limb due to infection and major cardiovascular complications.Objectives: Management of a patient with diabetes and cardiovascular complication with history of tuberculosis is studied along with antimicrobial interventions for curing the ulcer and reducing risk of amputation. Cardiovascular complication, one of the co-morbidity of diabetes, was also managed. Methods:After selection of the patient, consent from patient and approval from relevant authority were obtained, patient was kept under observation for a week.Case Presentation: Patient was admitted with complaints of: shortness of breath, palpitation, exertional dyspnea and a spreading right shin discharging foot ulcer. Conclusion:Patient was treated with antibiotics and ionotropic agent and indicated better rate of prognosis.