Diabetes Complications Social Media Graphics

At a glance

Learn more about how diabetes can affect different parts of your body. Graphics available for Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

“How diabetes can affect your body” graphic with kidneys, woman looking at her feet, and woman making heart shape with hands

Instagram and X graphics

Diabetes and your body

Graphic showing a man’s kidneys, woman looking at her feet, and woman making heart shape with hands
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your body

Diabetes and your blood vessels

A close-up of vessels in a person’s leg.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your blood vessels. Diabetes can damage blood vessel walls and decrease blood flow. Poor circulation makes a wound harder to heal and more likely to get infected.
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Diabetes and your stomach

A person holding their stomach.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your stomach. Diabetes can damage the nerves in the stomach and slow or stop digestion.

Diabetes and your skin

A close-up of a man’s skin showing dark patches.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your skin. Diabetes can cause skin infections or changes such as dark patches on the skin.

Diabetes and your sexual health

A couple holding each other.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your sexual health. Diabetes can damage nerves and reduce blood supply, causing erectile dysfunction and vaginal dryness.
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Diabetes and your nerves

A close-up of nerves in a person's foot.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your nerves. Diabetes can cause numbness or pain that makes it hard to do daily activities.

Diabetes and your mouth

A close-up of a woman’s teeth.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your mouth. Diabetes can increase harmful bacteria and cause cavities and gum disease.

Diabetes and your kidneys

A close-up of a man’s kidneys.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your kidneys. Diabetes can reduce how well kidneys filter waste, leading to chronic kidney disease.

Diabetes and your heart

A woman making a heart shape with her hands
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your heart. Diabetes can damage blood vessels and cause high blood pressure, a heart attack, or heart failure.
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Diabetes and your feet

A woman sitting in a chair and looking at her feet
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your feet. Diabetes can reduce blood flow and damage nerves, making a wound more likely to get infected and harder to heal, and increasing the risk of amputation.
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Diabetes and your eyes

A close-up of a woman’s eye.
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your eyes. Diabetes can damage the small blood vessels at the back of the eyes, leading to vision loss.
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Diabetes and your ears

A close-up of a person's ears
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your ears. Diabetes can affect how nerve signals travel from the inner ear to the brain, causing hearing loss.
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Diabetes and your brain

A close-up of a brain
Graphic text: How diabetes can affect your brain. Diabetes can damage blood vessels in the brain and cause a stroke or memory loss.
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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Diabetes