Last year I had a problem with diabetes which caused me to fall down many times.- neuropathy will it last?

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I have had diabetes for 40 years and been insulin dependant for all those years. I started falling down for no apparent reason, falling around 200 times and sometimes getting hurt, I fell at home, in hospital, outside, inside, everywhere I went. I had also been on a diet and had lost approx. 100 pounds at this point.. It also caused terrible pains in my legs, back and hands. I am much better now but walk with a limp. I would like to know how much this will affect me as I get older and if it will go away completly.

Answer 1

Although people understand that diabetes is condition that involves problems with glucose and insulin, they seldom understand why this is a problem for overall health.

One of the most insidious injuries that chronically elevated glucose levels cause is chronic microangiopathy. Tiny blood vessels are damaged throughout the body because of the process of sugar coated red blood cells not performing as they should. For many kinds of tissue in the body, this isn't really much of a problem, since blood not coming from one set of blood vessels is compensated for blood coming from some other route, however in other organs, this is a HUGE problem. Any place where the flow of blood depends on a solitary supply line, the results can be devastating.

The most common organ dysfunctions in type 2 diabetics include kidney insufficiency (related to microscopic disease in the blood flow through that organ) macular degeneration (blindness due to problems with the microvessels in the eyes) and peripheral neuropathy (because the nerves carry with them their own tiny arteries that run all the way from the spine, along with the nerve). Other common problems for type 2 diabetics include garden variety vascular disease with heart attacks and strokes, peripheral vascular disease, with blood flow deficits to the legs, impotence, and low flow to the bowels, nerve damage to the internal organs, and inability to heal injuries or fight infections. All these things relate back to the same microvascular problems!

Once tissue dies off as a result of inadequate blood flow, its gone. It turns to scar. People with heart attacks don't get their heart muscles to regrow, people with strokes don't regrow new brain, and people with peripheral neuropathy due to diabetic microangiopathy don't regrow new peripheral nerves.

The most importan thing a type 2 diabetic can do to maintain their health and live as long a life as possible is to lose weight, control blood sugar, control high blood pressure, and participate in a meticulous health screening plan to help catch problems while they are still small.

Diabetes is big problem and it requires that the functions the body loses be replaced by diligent work on the part of the patient, and a lot of good ol' fashioned common sense!

... I hope that helps.

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Last year I had a problem with diabetes which caused me to fall down many times.- neuropathy will it last?
I have had diabetes for 40 years and been insulin dependant for all those years. I started falling down for no apparent reason, falling around 200 times and sometimes getting hurt, I fell at home, in hospital, outside, inside, everywhere I went. I had also been on a diet and had lost approx. 100...

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Neuropathy is not a cureable condition. The best way to manage it is to first manage your diabetes. It is the sugars in the blood that are directly responsible for damaging circulation to the nerves. Many people find relief with medication that decreases excitation of the nervous system (such as neurontin). Another new treatment that continues to be investigated is anodyne therapy which uses monochromatic light waves to regenerate the blood supply to the extremities. This, combined with physical therapy is starting to show some promising results in reduction of pain and increased balance. Start with your physician or a neurologist to have your condition evaluated first.

Answer 6

I checked out a website or two, see these pages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy#Treatment_of_Neuropathic_Pain I think they might help. It says disease, and that means that it is treatable, http://www.neuropathy.org this website offeres a variety of support, i suggest that you sign up there and talk to some other memeber that have the same or has had the same disease as you.

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When was the last time you fell asleep at school or work? work - 2 months ago, lots of things going on then and have you ever fell asleep at church, a funeral or wedding? no never, that would be CRAZY and a bit RUDE

Answer 8

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Answer 10

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The book explains what's going on in our system and what to do about it. It's really easy and inexpensive. It's basically diet, supplements, and exercise. For example, did you know that cinnamon helps blood sugar absorption? It also controls cholesterol and triglycerides. This is according to the USDA:
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