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I got to agree with you about this, thank god I am not diabetic

i agree to that..most diabetic patients are also afraid of the doctors..so they usually don't mind when they get wounded, especially when the wound is just little for them or they think it won't affect them.. for me, diabetic patients (especially the aged ones) must always be reminded every time they go for check up about the things they must do..especially the foot care, wherein they usually don't feel anything when those got wounded.. i hope your patient will be well and won't result into amputation..

Hi smikin, I agree with you all the way. Diabetics should be extra careful when dealing with their daily chores to prevent any kind of injury whatsoever. Even a small cut can produce serious consequences. Uncontrolled diabetes leads to other serious complication like eye damage, kidney failures, heart problems and many more. The feet is no exception. When nerve damage occurs, numbness will follow and the blood flow to the feet is reduced as well. Thus making it harder to heal a wound or resist an infection. Because of these problems, a blister or a sore might go unnoticed. When the problem finally comes under the limelight it just might be too late. This could put the person at risk for an amputation which rounds to 1 million a year. Periodic foot exams and daily inspection can help prevent the foot complication of diabetes. Nobody wants to live like a ticking time-bomb so,if people can find a way to nip diabetes in the bud than they can certainly enjoy life just like a normal person. A happier and a healthier one.

Yes when a person is diabetic, he/she should be very careful about everything. He/she should make sure that he/she will not get any scratch because even though it's just a scratch, it will take time to heal and so, you have to clean it everyday so that it will not lead into an infection and then become gangrene. There are so many things to do when you are diabetic. You can't eat too much sweets, you have to take medications and should go to the doctor regularly to have a check-up. Even in cutting nails of the foot, you have to be very careful. As much as possible, you have to go to a podiatrist to have your nails cut.

I agree. The diabetic people have to take good care of their body and avoid having wounds specially on their feet and legs because this the most common part of the body that mostly getting wounds. When diabetic person get wounded it take too long before the wound will heal sometimes it also never heal and it become bigger and bigger. I also heard that having regular exercise can help to minimize the sugar in our body.

Diabetes is really a difficult disease. We have it in out lineage that's why I watch closely to my sugar intake. I try to avoid soft drinks as much as possible and includes fruit on my meals. i just wished I wont get it eventually.

He has a condition called Charcot Foot (pronounced "shar-co"). Here is what Charcot is: Charcot's foot is a complication of diabetes that almost always occurs in those with neuropathy (nerve damage). When neuropathy is present, the bones in the foot become weakened and can fracture easily, even without there being any major trauma. As the neuropathy is present, the pain goes unnoticed and the person continues to walk on it. This can lead to severe deformities of the foot. As this can be very disabling, early diagnosis and treatment is vitally important. This is what my husband has. he is getting treated for it which has been hard for him and myself. He is wheelchair bound and is not allowed to walk or drive. It has been hard getting him around in the wheelchair and to make matters worse my parents are not helping us out. Everytime my husband wants to go somewhere my mother comes up with some excuse not to take him. Today my husband wanted to go to Walmart to get eye drops and also some sandwich meat and my mom said that she was not going to Walmart. well, after she got back I saw three bags from Walmart and I was mad because she told me she was not going and then I find out she really did go. My husband's doctor told my husband that he is not allowed to work and that he needs to be taken care of. My mother keeps on pestering me to get a job and I feel that I need to be here to take care of my husband (I know my mother won't) and all she can think about is how she bought an expensive house and cannot afford the payments unless my brother and I work and help out. I told my mom that right now with my husband's doctors appointments and not being able to get around on his own I need to take care of my husband. I know a company will not hire me I keep asking for days off to take care of my husband's needs.

Welcome to mylot Yes diabetes needs special care and treatment if we really want to avoid complicacies, i have diabetes type2, i underwent special tests in a hospital in my state capital, they did 38 tests and have advised treatment. Thanks for sharing Best of luck. Professor

HI, I am diabetic since 15 years type 1 insulino dependent and i live very well with my diabetes. I guess I am lucky, but untill now I took care of me the right way controlling and checking with my doctor every 3 months. I do blood test and all the other checks and my HB has a range of 7,2 colesterol OK and all the rest is just fine. When I was diagnosed diabetic I read many books about it and discovered a new world learning a lot. i also monitored my sugar blood level during 24 hours a day for several times to understand how my sugar level was doing according to what I eat... so now I know how to apply corrections to my insuline units in order to eat what I want knowing what is good and bad for me. I think that the story you told us is about someone diabetic since long time (more than me) and probably of Type 2 (harder to control and manage). I am very careful about my body and health bacuse it is very important specially in my case.