faculty of Pharmacy holds a panel discussion on the complications of diabetes

The Clinical Laboratory Sciences Branch of the Faculty of Pharmacy held a panel discussion entitled (Diabetic Hypoglycemia and Vascular Diseases) Dr. Qutaiba Abdul Karim Qassem explained through his lecture the relationship between low blood sugar levels in diabetics due to use Excessive insulin and medications that lower blood sugar levels with complications of diabetes, including cardiovascular disease And lead to death, where British studies have found that there is a direct link between hypoglycemia and stroke. And cardiomyopathy while American studies have concluded that the relationship is not directly and assumes other factors that increase the risk Stroke and angina such as liver and kidney diseases, cancer and other chronic diseases associated with diabetes It increases mortality despite the use of many medications that control blood sugar levels in diabetics.