Diabetes is an insidious disease with many complications. These include: Eye Complications include glaucoma, cataracts and other eye problemsand diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes is the primary cause of blindness in adults between 20 and 74. Neuropathy and Foot Complications Neuropathy is damage to nerves by high levels of glucose in the blood. It can cause numbness [...]
There are very few restaurants where it is not possible to have a healthy meal if you pick and choose very carefully from the menu. Some restaurant chains are making an effort to introduce more salads and vegetables, and to post nutritional information, including the fat and sodium content of each dish, the calories and [...]
Even people who have never had diabetes, or known someone with diabetes, know that amputation is one of the horrible side effects of this disease. Only 3% of the populations of the US have diabetes, but diabetics account for more than half of lower extremity amputations. Nerve damage and poor blood circulation are common complications [...]