Diabetes
Foot Care When you are Diabetic
Foot care ulcers and lesions on the feet of patients with diabetes are among the most serious complications of this disease, are also causing the highest percentage of non-traumatic amputations that are performed. Being diabetic does not mean that a patient is a carrier of a diabetic foot, as this term refers to a patient with this disease suffer with a previous injury to a trauma trigger that is added to an infection.
These lesions occur in diabetes type I and type II, due to three factors:
* Infections
* Vascular changes
* The nervous system effects.
Diabetic neuropathy and vascular ischemia predispose to diabetic foot infection. The nervous disorders or diabetic neuropathy contribute to diabetic foot infection because it causes injuries that are the gateway for their development. And ischemic vascular disorders because they do not allow antibiotics to reach the site of infection.
Vascular changes or peripheral vascular disease resulting in arteriosclerosis in which the veins fat, calcium deposits occur and the main symptom is intermittent claudication, or muscle pain.
The nervous disorders or diabetic neuropathy affects the peripheral nerves that are found outside the brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nerves are of three types: sensory, motors and the vegetative system. 50% of diabetic patients over fifteen years of evolution has a condition called sensory motor polyneuropathy.
Preventing diabetic foot ulcers
It is recommended to prevent ulcers:
* Use sunscreen on your feet
* Do not walk barefoot
* Do not use Callica
* Correct hyperglycemia and risk factors
* Examine your feet thoroughly every day
* Dry them carefully
* Avoid excessive humidity mostly between the toes
* Prevent dryness with moisturizers
* Cut nails straight across, not rushing to cut nails and file them choose
Diabetic Foot Wounds
Care to injuries depend on the severity of them.
Faced with a flesh wound gentle cleaning is recommended with soap and warm water and using an antiseptic. Faced with deep ulceration and absolute rest is recommended antibiotic treatment. Ulcers with abscess, gangrene of one or more fingers and gangrene of the foot require immediate hospitalization.
Diabetic Foot and Nerve Disorders
Diabetic foot symptoms and Diabetic neuropathy is a disorder that affects the body’s peripheral nerves, peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, are those who are called sensory, motor and vegetative system. Sensory peripheral nerves are those that allow us to feel the shapes, heat and pain. Peripheral motor nerves are those that allow us to make precise movements with the arms, legs and fingers.
The vegetative system is one that can not be controlled voluntarily and regulate sweating, erections in men and smooth muscles like the heart and others.
In diabetes the most common form of neuropathy is called peripheral neuropathy, motor, symmetrical and distal. This affects several nerves at once (sensory and motor), bilaterally and in general to the feet and legs. This manifests itself in the middle of diabetic patients who have more than fifteen years of evolution.
Symptoms of diabetic foot
Because of this, patients lose protective sensation that provide the pain, pressure and temperature. Patients may not realize they are burning with too hot water to wash his feet, carrying foreign bodies inside the shoe or not realize that they have a foot injury without necessarily represent the large-scale trauma.
In areas where the pressure is high is prone to forming blisters, calluses and ultimately ulceration.
Motor neuropathy known as muscle atrophy and causes deformations facilitate trauma. The most serious and extreme is called Charcot foot, which is recognized by the shortening of the rear axle, the occurrence of ulcers in the area of friction for the sinking of the arch of the foot.
Autonomic neuropathy causes loss of normal foot sweating, resulting in extremely dry and cracked skin, causing a marked tendency to hyperkeratosis. Hyperkeratosis with fissures and cracks can form that may be the gates of an infection.
Treatment for diabetic foot
Medical treatments offered for diabetic neuropathy are intended to prevent the disease from getting worse and relieve symptoms. The most common drugs for treatment include antidepressants such as amitriptyline, anticonvulsants medications, drugs blocking the bladder contractions and pain.
Minerals Important in Diabetics
As we have mentioned several times, food is a fundamental aspect in combating diseases or health problems. A good diet can help overcome or prevent a disease, so today we will tell you that minerals cannot miss in the life of a diabetic. Here we leave the list:
- Chrome, this is an important mineral because it intervenes in the synthesis of factor glucose tolerance, enhances lipid metabolism, reducing hyperlipidemia. The main sources are eggs, fish, seafood, vegetables, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast, whole grain breads and cereals.
- Magnesium, it is important because it helps prevent heart and neurological complications and prevents hypertension. It is found in wheat bran, seeds (whole grains, legumes and oil seeds nuts, pumpkin seeds and sesame).
- Manganese, essential because it promotes the action of insulin. We consume a trace of whole grains, nuts, oilseeds, vegetables and brewer’s yeast.
- Potassium, it also influences the action of insulin also offset losses and prevents polyuria cardiac complications. It abounds in fresh aqueous plant foods.
- Selenium, it protects your cardiovascular system and is found in wheat germ, Brazil nuts, brewer’s yeast, legumes, nuts, oils, garlic, onions, broccoli, fish, seafood and meat.
- Zinc is also involved in the synthesis and use of insulin. Of this mineral have already spoken in the week, as we saw, is found primarily in red meat.
Beware if You are Diabetic Aspirin
Aspirin is one of the anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic known, it will be used for a long time and some people even have the habit of taking one every day. However, as with all medications, there are some precautions that must be always present.
Usually this medicine is recommended for those at risk of heart attack, within this group are people with diabetes, however, recent studies is important that they carefully take this type of medication.
Aspirin is recommended in these cases because it helps clear the blood cells grouped, avoiding the formation of dangerous blood clots, which sometimes are the cause of heart attacks. People with diabetes are more likely than others to this type of situation. Although the American Diabetes with the American Heart Association did a test in women under 60 and men under 50 with diabetes.
These people use this drug to occasionally suffering from irritation, pain, vomiting and even stomach bleeding. It is for this reason that we must be careful with it. Others who also should be careful with those allergic to aspirin, as it is an ingredient in aspirin. Also those with liver disease and persons prone to gastrointestinal bleeding and / or who have already suffered.
These were some of the advice we had to give you, take them into account will help you take care of your health, hope will be very useful!
Daily Activities may Decrease the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
This study suggests that regular moderate-intensity activities (AH), as do the garden, vacuuming, raking leaves, cleaning windows, etc.. are associated with reduced risk of metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome or diabetes. The 1,371 study participants took a week accelerometers to measure the intensity and duration of their movements. Previous studies with accelerometers found that people accumulate 4 times usual activities (AH) than those who did moderate physical activity. Get to more AH may be best to improve health, but did not know if this type of activity decreased the risk of cardiometabolic abnormalities. The researchers looked at how many minutes per day spent by participants usual daily activities (AH) and moderate to vigorous exercise, and the number of steps they took during the AH and during exercise. They found that for every 30 minutes from AH or AH every 1,000 steps, it was possible decreased risk of elevated triglycerides, lower HDL cholesterol, higher waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. This reduced risk was not in relation to moderate and vigorous exercise as had been done.
Increasing the amount daily activities can be a healthier choice and easy to do every day that proposed sports challenges can not be met due to lack of time or physical form.
Source: Preventive Medicine 52 (5): 358-60 (May 2011).
Skim Milk Can Help Prevent Diabetes
Dairy products play an important part in the diet of most of us. Every day we usually consume milk in different ways. Yet we must not forget that milk is a food of animal origin and therefore contains high doses of fat, so always recommend the intake of skimmed milk, which takes away all the fat keeping their properties intact. This type of milk is very good for keeping the line and avoids eating saturated fats, but a recent study conducted by scientists at the Central Laboratory for Durand in Argentina, says the skim milk to help prevent the onset of diabetes.
Milk is a food that contains high amounts of nutrients necessary for the proper functioning of the body, mainly characterized by their contribution in protein and minerals. When making fat removal processes these nutrients are still maintained in perfect condition, and that is why it remains a nutritious food. These nutrients in this study are based, and that they would be agents that would facilitate the improvement of blood sugar levels.
The modus operandi of these nutrients in skim milk is the next; we must point out specifically magnesium and milk proteins that make raising the action of insulin, thereby lowering blood sugar levels. This study, conducted in forty thousand people, showed that blood sugar levels of these individuals declined by nine per cent after adding to your diet skim milk.
But not only fat dairy products help us to automatically reduce the blood sugar levels but also reduce the risk of diabetes in the short term. Nevertheless, whole milk did not demonstrate these effects, so this study also attributed the possibility of not getting diabetes maintain a healthy diet have a place that only saturated fats that can contribute to the development of this type disease.
If I Have Diabetes
Around diabetes have created many misconceptions that need to deny people with asthma can achieve better control of it, as long ago this disease was linked to the high sugar consumption, but today know that high intake of sweets is not the cause of diabetes.
However, the question remains is this: if I have diabetes, what food I cannot eat? The answer to this question usually surprises, but the reality is that the person with diabetes can eat anything, you only need to know the effect of food in your body and based on that, and combinations of healthy eating in proper portions.
That is, there is a food that the person with diabetes cannot eat, but even a candy can be eaten by a diabetic, only in moderation and knowing that the candy may raise your blood sugar quickly. In addition, the person with diabetes can eat foods high in carbohydrates with no problems, just be aware that adding carbohydrates or protein fiber reduces the effect on glycemia, ie reducing the glycemic index.
If we prohibit all sweets, bread, ice cream, pasta and other foods in the diabetic diet is not likely to achieve good control, precisely because it generates more desire and forbidden because the major constraints are the prelude to a of control.
So when you eat a sweet cake, for example, it is best to consume in reasonable quantities and if possible, to accompany fruit with skin that can slow the rise in blood sugar. Furthermore, it is advisable to add more sugar to something sweet, for example, if a pie best not to drink a sugary drink at the same time.
Education to control blood glucose levels and keep them as stable as possible over time is essential, therefore, learn to eat is a key that cannot fail to treat the person with diabetes.
Breakfasts and Snacks for Diabetics
It is very important that a diabetic you should take a balanced diet, as it is essential to maintain stable glucose throughout the day and thus avoid long-term complications, so here you have some basic examples breakfast and snacks that you can implement a person suffering from this disease.
Breakfast consists of both liquid and solid elements, to be quite full, so take note and be sure to consult your trusted specialist:
Liquid foods for breakfast or a snack:
Milk (a glass or a unit), or an infusion (tea, mate, coffee, etc..) + 2 girls croissants, or a glass of milk with two vanilla, or 1 glass of milk with unsweetened cocoa and vanilla 3: Read the rest of this entry »