Diabetic Chronicles

  The 7 signs of Diabetic Nerve Pain and Diabetes Diabetic Pain Are you living with diabetes and have experienced a tingling, burning sensation in your hands or feet? If so you may be suffering from diabetic nerve pain. Diabetic nerve pain (damaged nerves) or Peripheral Neuropathy are a result of an injury or disease. The restriction of blood flow to the damaged nerves leads to the chronic, debilitating pain. Nerve pain can make doing the simplest things very painful. Have you reached this point and desperate to find some help to alleviate this pain? If there is too much sugar in your blood, this can lead to complications, such as diabetes. Often times affecting the kidneys, heart, nerves and eyes. Diabetes affects as many as 29 million people in the U.S. More than 8 million people are either unaware or have yet to be diagnosed with the condition. Unfortunately, Peripheral Neuropathy is one of those complications that occur in diabetic patients. Patients with high blood s...

  How to Manage Eye Health with Diabetes   How to Manage Eye Health with Diabetes   Diabetic retinopathy is the most common form of eye problem affecting people with diabetes, but further diabetes-related eye problems are common – such as glaucoma and cataracts. Both glaucoma and cataracts can have a serious influence on vision. Diabetic eye disease is a term that encompasses a range of eye problems At their most extreme, each of these conditions can cause loss of vision and even blindness but treatments can help to reduce the risk of this happening. Which eye problems are commonly associated with diabetes? Retinopathy is the most common form of eye problem in people with diabetes. Diabetes eye problems occur when blood glucose levels are left untreated or may be hereditary and exacerbated by diabetes (such as cataracts and glaucoma). What other diabetes related eye conditions exist? Other diabetes-related eye diseases include cataracts (diabetics are tw...

  It is that time of the year again. Christmas time is a time for family, laughter, eating and OVER – INDULGENCE . We are all guilty of it, but always pay the price in the new year when our digestive systems are in dis-array. Feasting over Christmas is a key part of festivities, but too much of the rich, fatty and sweet foods throw out that important gut balance. A few tips to incorporate into your daily life to keep things running smoothly are:   Eat a high fibre diet   Choose lean meats Limit foods that are high in fat Incorporate pre-biotics and pro-biotics into your diet. If you suffer from IBS, try the FODMAP diet If you suffer from Diabetes, monitor your sugar intake Eat on schedule Stay hydrated Limit alcohol, smoking and increase your exercise Another crucial step is to include a supplement to assist your digestive system, which we should all consider.  There are many supplements out there which assist our digestive s...

Diabetes occurs when your body does not properly process food as energy. When you have Diabetes, your body either does not respond to or does not produce insulin, which is a hormone that delivers glucose (blood sugar) to the cells in your body. Having too much glucose in the bloodstream, outside the cells where it belongs, can lead to damage of the blood vessels and nerves that run throughout your body, including to the eyes.   Diabetes can lead to blurry vision in several ways. Sometimes it is a minor problem that you can simply sort out by stabilizing your blood sugar or using eye drops. Other times, it is more serious and needs you to discuss with your health practitioner.  But ultimately blurred sight is often one of the first warning signs of Diabetes. Blurry vision means it is more difficult to make out fine details in what you are seeing.  Several causes can start with Diabetes, as it may be a sign your glucose levels are not in the correct range - either too...

Like other medical issues, the side effects of neuropathy can be an be worsened or improved by your diet.                             One of the best ways to manage peripheral neuropathy is to manage your diet and any medical conditions that put you at risk. This may include controlling your blood sugar levels if you have diabetes or controlling your alcohol intake. Below we will look at the food that should be avoided by peripheral neuropathy sufferers if they want to improve their symptoms To better understand what foods should be avoided, you should first understand what neuropathy is. Neuropathy is damage or dysfunction to parts of your nervous system, like your peripheral nerves. Your peripheral nerves and your peripheral nervous system lie between your brain and your spinal cord. To develop neuropathy, you don’t have to experience nervous system damage. You can also develop neuropathy from a brain injury, stroke...