The nurse assesses a newly diagnosed patient for short-term complications of diabetes. What does this assessment include?

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High blood sugar, low blood sugar, and ketoacidosis are short-term complications of diabetes. Microvascular and macrovascular complications, such as peripheral neuropathy, are long-term complications of diabetes. Arterial insufficiency and atherosclerosis also are long-term complications of diabetes.

The Nurse Assesses a Newly Diagnosed Patient for Short-Term Complications