Category: Complications

April 20, 2008

Stress may put diabetic person in worsen state

Filed under: Complications - 20 Apr 2008

Stress can put a diabetic person in a worsen position. In controlling diabetes all other factors can be monitor like eating control through following the chart, taking medicine timely etc but the stree is a factor which is less under …

Popularity: 31% [?]

November 12, 2007

Diabetes is a silent killer

Filed under: Complications - 12 Nov 2007

There is no doubt that the diabetes is a silent killer if unattended. There are various lethal combinations in diabetes. One should be very careful if he has contacted with diabetes or on risk. The following is the ways the …

Popularity: 49% [?]

October 26, 2007

Osteoporosis and diabetes

Filed under: Complications - 26 Oct 2007

Diabetes has long been associated with low bone density. However, it was unclear until recently whether this translated into increased fracture rates. Results from the Nord-Trondelag Health Survey from Norway showed a significant increase in hip fracture rates among female …

Popularity: 21% [?]

October 11, 2007

Musculoskeletal Conditions

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Complications - 11 Oct 2007

Musculoskeletal conditions (conditions affecting the muscles or skeleton) can affect anyone, but people with diabetes can be at an increased risk of developing them. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but it is thought that raised blood glucose …

Popularity: 10% [?]

Breasts (Mastopathy)

Filed under: Complications - 11 Oct 2007

Diabetic mastopathy

What is diabetic mastopathy?

This is the name given to fibrous (tough) breast tissue, which can develop in people with diabetes. A person would notice hard lumps in one or both breasts.

Who gets diabetic mastopathy?

Diabetic mastopathy is a rare condition. …

Popularity: 5% [?]

Skin (Necrobiosis)

Filed under: Complications - 11 Oct 2007

Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum

The skin disorder, Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum is usually known as necrobiosis and is often associated with diabetes, although not exclusively so.

Although necrobiosis is well known, it is a very uncommon condition and many healthcare professionals may never have …

Popularity: 3% [?]

Kidneys (Nephropathy)

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Complications - 11 Oct 2007

Kidney disease can happen to anyone but it is much more common in people with diabetes and people with high blood pressure. Kidney disease in diabetes develops very slowly, over many years. It is most common in people who …

Popularity: 6% [?]

Nerves (Neuropathy)

Filed under: Complications - 11 Oct 2007

Neuropathy causes damage to the nerves that transmit impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord, to the muscles, skin, blood vessels and other organs. This includes erectile disfunction.

What causes neuropathy in people with diabetes?

Despite research, there is still …

Popularity: 4% [?]

Retinopathy - eyes

Filed under: Complications - 11 Oct 2007

People with diabetes are at risk of developing a complication called retinopathy. Retinopathy affects the blood vessels supplying the retina – the seeing part of the eye. Blood vessels in the retina of the eye can become blocked, …

Popularity: 4% [?]

Cardiovascular disease

Filed under: Type 2 diabetes, Complications - 11 Oct 2007

The term cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes heart disease, stroke and all other diseases of the heart and circulation, such as hardening and narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the legs, which is known as peripheral vascular
disease (PVD). However, …

Popularity: 4% [?]

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