if a diabetic is very overweight and had congestive heart failure?

Question

and does not follow the diet is there any warning as to needing an amputation or going blind or do they just wake up one day and they are blind and they have to get the amputation

Answer 1

Most commonly those conditions develop over time. Diabetes and the other problems that come with it are progressive in nature.

Usually when people "suddenly" need an amputation it's because they've ignored their symptoms for a long time or didn't know they had diabetes or other circulation problems.

Blindness usually occurs over time also. Yes there are cases where people go blind rather rapidly but I don't believe that is the norm.

I am a Type II diabetic, diagnosed a year ago.
If you are the one with diabetes, I hope you are seeing your doctor regularly and maintaining and monitoring your glucose levels. That damn sugar in your blood is a killer.

Check this site out. It has some great information and was recommended to me by the RN's that were teaching my Diabetes Education classes.

http://www.joslin.org

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There doesn't necessarily have to be warning for either one of those situations for anyone diabetic or healthy.

Blindness has many causes and it can happen gradually or very quickly.

An amputation can be necessitated by a lack of blood flow which can't be resolved by medical means or is chronic.

It is true however, that both of those conditions are more likely in in a person who is diabetic with congestive heart failure especially with a non-compliant diabetic.

Answer 4

Here are the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy(nerve damage) and retinopathy(eye damage). They generally come on gradually, so you're not likely to suddenly wake up and require an amputation or be blind. An exception would be in the case of a burst blood vessel in the eye that could cause a sudden loss of vision in that eye.

Diabetic Neuropathy - Nerves

Diabetic neuropathy is a disorder of the nerves of the feet which sometimes occurs in people with diabetes. Usually people experience numbness, which starts on the bottoms of their feet and slowly moves up to their ankles. Occasionally, people may experience a tingling or burning pain. It is caused by damage to nerves from high blood sugar. Carefully controlling blood sugar can prevent neuropathy, or keep it from getting worse.

The biggest risk to people with numbness from neuropathy is that they will injure their feet and will not be able to feel it. Such an injury can lead to ulcers or gangrene, and occasionally to amputation.

For this reason, it is very important that patients with neuropathy learn to take special care of their feet and wear the right shoes.

Diabetic Retinopathy - Eyes

Diabetic retinopathy is a disorder of the eyes which occurs in patients with diabetes. Early on, patients with retinopathy have no symptoms, but as the condition progresses, symptoms such as cloudy vision or blind spots may develop. If left untreated, blindness will eventually develop.

Diabetic retinopathy is caused by weakening and scarring of the blood vessels which lie on top of the retina, the thin lining at the back of the eye. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels from high blood sugar. Carefully controlling blood sugar can prevent diabetic retinopathy.

The only way to know for sure whether you have diabetic retinopathy is to do a special, complete eye exam. This should be done once every year. If diabetic retinopathy is found, special treatments can prevent future vision loss.

Answer 5

I think there is a warning. My mother is diabetic and she had sores on the bottom of her feet due to poor circulation. Luckily she had a bypass in her legs and now she is fine. She also goes to the eye Dr every year and he checks her for glaucoma so she would know if she is losing her sight in advance. I would recommend that diabetic people should try to stay on a diet the best they can I know it is hard but it is worth it in the long run.

Answer 6

Hi. Mostly its a slow process, quite insidious actually. But sometimes a vessel will break in the retina and you go from seeing to blind in about 10 minutes.

Answer 7

You need to follow a low glycemic diet and also add glyconutrients to your daily regimen. Look at my diabetes testi -monials. glycoresource.com

Answer 8

this is just like smoking drinking or using drugs or eating the wrong foods most ppl dont wake up they are convinced it wont happen to them or if it does they say "oh i'll be careful the next time" and the next time never comes

Answer 9

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