Question

1. why is it important for people with diabetes to control their blood sugar? select all that apply.

elevated blood sugar can cause blindness.
elevated blood sugar can cause dental cavities.
elevated blood sugar can cause high blood pressure.
elevated blood sugar can cause kidney failure.

Explanation:

• Elevated blood sugar can damage blood vessels in the eyes (retinopathy), leading to blindness.
• High blood sugar levels can cause damage to blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the kidneys (nephropathy), which can lead to kidney failure.
• While high blood sugar can contribute to gum disease (which is related to oral health but not directly "dental cavities" in the typical sense as dental cavities are mainly from oral bacteria acting on sugars in the mouth in a non - diabetes - specific way). And high blood sugar is not a direct cause of high blood pressure (though diabetes and high blood pressure often co - occur due to other shared risk factors like obesity, sedentary lifestyle).

Answer:

Elevated blood sugar can cause blindness.
Elevated blood sugar can cause kidney failure.