Abstract
Objective: This article sought to conduct a review on microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DMT2), as well as to clarify the behavior of the human body in the face of these changes and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for a better quality of life of these individuals. Bibliographic review: DMT2 is an alarmingly growing disease, which mainly contributes to the development of cardiovascular complications. The complications of DMT2 include Diabetic Renal Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Neuropathy and Sexual Dysfunction, these being microvascular. It is also observed the occurrence of Heart Failure, Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction as the main macrovascular complications. These alterations are directly related to Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Dyslipidemias and Obesity, causing a high lethality mainly when related to heart failure in these individuals. Final considerations: It was verified in this work that the impairment of quality of life by DMT2 reduces the life expectancy of individuals when compared to non-diabetics.