Hand and foot problems.Nerve damage, known as diabetic neuropathy, occurs in about a third of diabetes patients. It can lead to pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet. Also, stagnant blood flow means minor cuts (often in the feet) can heal poorly and may cause a severe infe...
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Diabetes also damages the nerve that helps your stomach empty and move food smoothly through your digestive tract. When your stomach can't empty quickly enough, a condition called gastroparesis, you may deal with unpleasant abdominal problems like nausea, vomiting, bloating, heartburn, or feelings ...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious eye disease that can affect people with diabetes mellitus. It occurs when high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood cause changes to the network of blood vessels located in theretina. These changes can damage the retina, leading to vision loss and bl...
Insulin allows glucose to move out of the blood into cells throughout the body, where it is used for fuel. People with diabetes mellitus either do not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes), cannot use insulin properly (type 2 diabetes), or both (various forms of diabetes). ...
With type 1 diabetes, you may also experience nausea, vomiting, or stomach pains.3 Causes and Risk Factors Researchers don't know the exact cause of diabetes mellitus. Type 1 is believed to be caused by an overactive immune reaction that mistakenly attacks the pancreas. The following puts you...
Diabetes Depression Anemia Muscle weakness Many of these complications may be the result of the ongoing effects of inflammation. In addition, painful joints and fatigue can make it challenging to be physically active, which also increases your chances of developing obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol,...
For example, when a weight falls on a foot, the weight doesn't give, nor does the ground. The force needs to be absorbed by either the bone or the muscles of the foot. This can cause the bone to break and/or the muscle fibers to tear and bleed. Other structures are compressible ...
Many people with liver disease are entirely unaware of their condition, in part because the signs of liver problems are often subtle or nonexistent. In 2023, a review of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) found that 93% of people with fatty liver disease had no ...
“pins and needles” feeling, burning pain radiating in hands or feet, numbness and tingling, muscle weakness, pain when walking, problems walking, balance problems, knotted feeling in the soles of the feet and palms of the hands, pain from even a light touch, inability to grasp with the ...