A common complication of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, is a result of which of the following?

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Cardiovascular disease is a common complication of diabetes resulting from microvascular (pathology of the small blood vessels in the hands and feet) and macrovascular changes (atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries). Peripheral neuropathy is disease of the nerves in the extremities causing pain and tingling. Retinopathy is a loss of vision caused by pathology of the small blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Nephropathy is kidney disease caused by pathology of the small blood vessels in the kidneys, which can lead to kidney failure.

A Common Complication of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Is a Result