Leoto le bohloko, lehlaba le tsoekere

Hangata ho lefu la tsoekere mellitus, nts'etsopele ea maloetse a kopaneng a bonoa, lisosa tsa tsona ke ho hloka taolo 'meleng ho bakoang ke hyperglycemia. Ho sitoa ho latela litaelo tsa bongaka, le lefu la tsoekere le leholo, ho ka baka liso, haholo maotong. Londa tsa lefu la tsoekere kapa trophic li atile haholo.

Gangrene ke lefu la lehae (necrosis) la lisele tsa ntho e phelang. Ho kotsi hobane e beha mali le chefo ea "cadaveric" 'me e lebisa khokahanong ea mathata a bolaeang a tsoang liphoofolong tsa bohlokoa: liphio, matšoafo, sebete le pelo. Ho ba le lefu la tsoekere hangata ho etsahala haeba lefu la tsoekere le hlaha, 'me mokuli ha a ele hloko kalafo ea lona.