If you have diabetes information about how to manage your health is essential to your well-being.
If you do not watch your feet after you run the risk of developing sores or infections that could, in the worst case, lead to amputation. As happened to my father in law. Reduces the risk of infection or amputation by incorporating these tips for maintenance of 7 feet ...
1) Check your feet daily - especially if you are allergic to low or no feeling in your feet. Can the wounds and the wounds and injuries go unnoticed, and you can develop problems that lead to amputations.
2) Do not go barefoot, even indoors. It is easy to walk on something or stub your toes and cut yourself. Protect your feet with socks or stockings and
Shoes and slippers.
3) Be careful if you have a corn or fabric. Consult a doctor or Podiatrist better way to care for them.
4) Wash your feet daily in warm water, not hot. Do not soak your feet (even if you could stand all day) because it can dry out your skin and form cracks or sores.
5) take extra care to dry your feet well, especially between the toes. These are natural moisture traps - leaving them wet could create all kinds of problems.
6) Exercise the legs and feet regularly. So when you sit, you can rotate your ankles, wiggle your toes or move your legs up and down. To keep all these circulatory blood flow and help reduce the risk of foot problems.
7) get on your feet professionally, at least once a year, for sensitivity and signs of any problems. You can organize it when you have your annual exam for your AC1 levels (blood sugar levels over a period of 3 months), blood pressure and cholesterol.
Constant care of your feet. Get help from a parent or professional, a doctor, nurse or specialist diabetic foot if were not able to bend when trimming nails or checking for wounds. Will be given these simple steps help you to reduce the risk of painful problems.
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Sunday, 19 August 2012
7 reasons why smoking is more dangerous for diabetics
1) You are more likely to get nerve damage (neuropathy). This is because smoking affects the circulatory system, and this in turn means your nerve endings do not get the nutrients they need. If this happens to the nerves in the feet, and can lead to ulcers and infections, and if not handled properly, even amputation.
2) There is an increased risk - double in fact, you make the limited movement in joints. There is no fun to try to bend, climb stairs or lift something when you have a painful joint.
3) and because of tobacco use, you can develop kidney disease.
4) When the smoke rise in blood pressure. High blood pressure, creates a real risk of heart disease.
5) Research has shown that diabetics who smoke increase, 3 times the risk of dying of heart (cardiovascular) disease.
6) By smoking, you can increase the proportion of sugar in the blood. This makes it difficult to control diabetes because glucose levels can be significantly volatile. This, in turn, leads to other problems.
7), and also increases the proportion of cholesterol, which increases the risk of a heart attack.
Smoking in a matter of fact - and passive smoking - have a serious impact on the ABCs of adverse diabetes management:
A1C - measuring the percentage of sugar in the blood over a period of 3 months
B - blood pressure, which should be less than 130/80
C - cholesterol. Levels of LDL cholesterol include, HDL and triglycerides. It should have LDL less than 100. It should be above the levels of HDL 40 (for men) and over 50 (for women). It should be Tryglycerides less than 150.
And of course, and above all, there are proven risk of cancer!
2) There is an increased risk - double in fact, you make the limited movement in joints. There is no fun to try to bend, climb stairs or lift something when you have a painful joint.
3) and because of tobacco use, you can develop kidney disease.
4) When the smoke rise in blood pressure. High blood pressure, creates a real risk of heart disease.
5) Research has shown that diabetics who smoke increase, 3 times the risk of dying of heart (cardiovascular) disease.
6) By smoking, you can increase the proportion of sugar in the blood. This makes it difficult to control diabetes because glucose levels can be significantly volatile. This, in turn, leads to other problems.
7), and also increases the proportion of cholesterol, which increases the risk of a heart attack.
Smoking in a matter of fact - and passive smoking - have a serious impact on the ABCs of adverse diabetes management:
A1C - measuring the percentage of sugar in the blood over a period of 3 months
B - blood pressure, which should be less than 130/80
C - cholesterol. Levels of LDL cholesterol include, HDL and triglycerides. It should have LDL less than 100. It should be above the levels of HDL 40 (for men) and over 50 (for women). It should be Tryglycerides less than 150.
And of course, and above all, there are proven risk of cancer!
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