To evaluate the occurrence of autonomic nervous system dysfunction in the early stage of childhood diabetes, subclinical signs of autonomic neuropathy (resting heart rate, hyperventilatory arrhythmia, standing/lying heart rate ratio, orthostatic decrease in blood pressure, and increase in blood pressure ...
Known as diabetic neuropathy, this condition happens due to nerve damage. “When glucose is high, it gets into tissues that aren't responsive to insulin. One is the lens of the eye, and one is the cells that wrap around the nerves,” Dr. Olansky explains. When this happens in the ner...
Neuropathy and nephropathy are two secondary complications often seen in the IDDM patient. Aim of this study was to look for early signs of these complications in young diabetics and whether there was a correlation with age, duration and control of diabetes (HbA1). Furthermore we investigated ...
Trouble walkingcan be a symptom of peripheral neuropathy (in long-term drinkers and diabetics), stroke, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy. Falling on the ground and impaired consciousnesscan occur due to fainting (from fear, pain, heat, severe dehydration, irregular heart rhythm), epileptic atta...
6. Numbness In Hands And Feet Excessive sugar in the blood plays a main role in nerve damage, a condition namedDiabetic Neuropathy. This damage is considered as one of the major causes of amputations among diabetes. Thus, if an individual notices tingling or numbness in his/her hands and fe...
About half of the diabetics had evidence of peripheral somatic or autonomic neuropathy, or both. The diabetic patients had abnormally small pupil diameters in the dark and less fluctuation in pupil size (hippus) during continuous illumination than the controls. They also had reduced reflex responses...