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Swelling of the foot that can be acute or mild, increasing the temperature in the area, redness of the foot, dry skin area. Unfortunately, many people do not pay attention to these signals and wait until the fifth symptom appears: destruction and structural change of the foot that is very evident as it looks shorter and wider.
When a person has these conditions and not treated on time, your foot takes the form of a rocking chair, the arc disappears and the joints are destroyed, making it incapable of performing the most basic tasks.
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According to the National Eye Institute of the United States, the drug Lucentis company Roche AG works better than the exclusive use of lasers to treat a common type of blindness in people with diabetes.
At a conference sponsored by the institute, the Network of Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research, reported that: “Lucentis, known generically as ranibizumab, was much more effective than single treatment with laser in various types of retinal problems.”
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Spending time on the feet is very important, especially for people with diabetes, as a small lesion may trigger the amputation of the foot and even leg.
Charcot foot is just one of many injuries that can present in patients with diabetes, mainly due to the lack of control leads to loss of sensitivity of the lower extremities.
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People with diabetes are more prone to foot problems. Diabetes can cause nerve damage, which means you can not feel a foot injury until a large sore or infection. Diabetes can also damage blood vessels.
Furthermore, diabetes affects the body’s immune system, decreasing the ability to fight infection. Small infections can worsen quickly and cause the death of the skin and other tissues, which may require amputation.
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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong), characterized by high levels of sugar (glucose) levels. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of this disease.
Often, people with type 2 diabetes have no symptoms. In case of symptoms, they may be blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, frequent or slow-healing, increased appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, tests and exams.
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Do not think that you will return neurotic for having diabetes, neuropathy means that your nervous system, which transmits messages from your brain to the rest of your body, it begins to be affected by diabetes without your realizing it.
Diabetic neuropathy is a disease of the nervous system caused by diabetes, and you can avoid it.
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Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is common in the first half of pregnancy, especially in the first quarter. Fortunately, the fetus tolerates well hypoglycemia.
Diabetic ketoacidosis: is a real danger, contrary to what occurs with hypoglycemia, is fatal to the fetus
Retinopathy (damage to the retina) retinopathy is already present in many women in early pregnancy, and may progress as it moves. Regular ophthalmoscopy is therefore important. Paradoxically, the progression of retinopathy may be related to the initiation of a strict metabolic control. When neovascularization occurs, can be controlled with photocoagulation, and it is therefore an indication for abortion.
Nephropathy (kidney damage): diabetic nephropathy in pregnant women is defined as the presence during the first half of pregnancy, proteinuria (protein in urine), persistent over 400 mg in 24 hours, in the absence of infection.
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It’s an infection, ulceration and / or destruction of deep tissues associated with neurological abnormalities and various degrees of peripheral vascular disease in the lower extremities affecting patients with diabetes mellitus.
It is important to know not to be confused “diabetic foot” with the foot of a diabetic person, because not all people with diabetes develop this complication depends largely on who has control of the disease, intrinsic and environmental factors associated with patient and ultimately the evolutionary state of the underlying pathology.