2. Diabetes Mellitus: Complications -- Information from the Merck Manual
Doctors often use the full name diabetes mellitus, rather than diabetes alone, to distinguish this disorder from diabetes insipidus, a relatively rare disease that does not affect blood sugar levels (see Pituitary Gland Disorders: Central...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec13/ch165/ch165a.html#sec13-ch165-ch165a-282

3. eMedicine - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 : Article by William H Lamb
While long-term complications are rare in childhood, maintaining good control of diabetes is important to prevent complications from developing in later life. All children with diabetes aged 12 years and older need a careful annual eye...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic581.htm

4. Diabetes Technologies - A1c Diagnostic Kits, Diabetic Education.
concluded that maintaining mean blood glucose (MBG) levels at or about normal levels can reduce the risk for developing diabetes complications such as eye, kidney and nerve disease by as much as. Reduce your risk for complications by routinely...
http://www.diabetestechnologies.com/