This leads to nerve damage. Patients will notice a slight loss and/or blur in vision. There are four levels of retinopathy: (1) Mild; (2) Moderate; (3) Severe; and (4) Proliferative. » Diabetic Nephropathy: Our kidneys are made up of units known as nephrons. These units are responsible for filtering our blood, and eventually removing wastes from our body. When a person is affected with diabetes, his nephrons become thicker and are scarred in time. They then start to leak, due to which protein is passed in the urine.