title: Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This article addresses the long-term or chronic complications of diabetes mellitus, including macroangiopathy, microangiopathy, and neuropathy, with a special emphasis on the insensate foot frequently seen in patients with diabetes. This article presents nursing strategies for assessment and suggestions for effective nursing interventions related to these complications. It also identifies some strategies for preventing further complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D002908:Chronic Disease; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000451:nursing; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000451:nursing; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000451:nursing; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans