US National Institute of Diabetes estimated that those who suffer from some form of Diabetic Neuropathy, are around the 60-70% of the total diabetics.
“Diabetic Neuropathy” is one of the complications of type-2 diabetes (also known as “Diabetes Mellitus”). An ailment that affects the stimuli-transmitting ability of nerve fibers. This results in sensory and motor ailments, with many symptoms such as cramps, formication, pain (mainly overnight), headache. Neuropathy can also threaten the blood flow, the blood pressure regulation, the intestinal function and the urinary tract function.
Neuropathy is peripheral when it affects hands, legs and feet, while it is autonomic when it affects internal organs.
Prevention is paramount
Neuropathy prevention is paramount in the treatment of diabetes, as Doctor Cesare Berra, Supervisor of the Metabolic Diseases Section at Humanitas, explains. Diabetes causes Diabetic neuropathy, one of the microvascular complications. Due to its nature, similar to that of diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy, it is possible to prevent it by healing the metabolic disease precociously and adequately.
Scientific data agree on considering overriding an early treatment of hyperglycaemia, to be carried out with the best medications available. At Humanitas, we are able to use the newest medications for diabetes. Combined with an adequate educational therapy about the right lifestyles. Unfortunately, Diabetic Neuropathy is a contributory cause of the so-called “diabetic foot”, another dangerous complication of diabetes”.
Quit smoking and pay attention to blood pressure and cholesterol
“Hyperglycaemia and other factors, such as high blood pressure (mainly involved in diabetic nephropathy) and cigarette smoke (always harmful to large and small blood vessels) can cause micro- and macrovascular complications. Diabetics should absolutely avoid smoking and monitor adequately their arterial pressure (around 120/130 the systolic one and 80 mm/Hg the diastolic one, according to the new guidelines) and their lipid parameters (in particular, LDL cholesterol levels should be lower than 100 mg/dl)”, Doctor Berra explains.
Taasisi ya Kitaifa ya Kisukari ya Marekani imekadiria kuwa watu wanaosumbuliwa na aina fulani ya ugonjwa wa kisukari ni karibu 60-70% ya jumla ya wagonjwa wa kisukari. Neuropathy ya kisukari ni moja ya matatizo ya ugonjwa wa kisukari wa aina ya 2 (unaojulikana pia kama ugonjwa wa kisukari). Ugonjwa unaoathiri uwezo wa nyuzi za neva wa kupitisha vichocheo. Hii husababisha magonjwa ya hisia na motor, na dalili nyingi kama vile cramps, formication, maumivu (hasa usiku), maumivu ya kichwa. Neuropathy pia inaweza kutishia mtiririko wa damu, udhibiti wa shinikizo la damu, kazi ya matumbo na kazi ya njia ya mkojo. Neuropathy ni ya pembeni wakati inahusu mikono, miguu na miguu, wakati ni ya kujitegemea wakati inahusu viungo vya ndani. "Ugonjwa wa kisukari unajulikana kama ""Neuropathy"" na ni ugonjwa wa kisukari unaosababishwa na ugonjwa wa kisukari, kama inavyoelezwa na Daktari Cesare Berra, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Magonjwa ya Metaboliki katika Humanitas." Ugonjwa wa kisukari husababisha ugonjwa wa neva wa kisukari, mojawapo ya matatizo ya mishipa midogo ya damu. Kwa sababu ya asili yake, sawa na ile ya nephropathy ya kisukari na retinopathy, inawezekana kuizuia kwa kuponya ugonjwa wa kimetaboliki mapema na kwa kutosha. Takwimu za kisayansi zinakubaliana juu ya kuzingatia matibabu ya mapema ya hyperglycaemia, ambayo lazima ifanywe na dawa bora zinazopatikana. Katika Humanitas, tunaweza kutumia dawa za kisasa zaidi za ugonjwa wa kisukari. Pamoja na matibabu ya kutosha ya kielimu kuhusu mitindo sahihi ya maisha. Kwa bahati mbaya, Neuropathy ya kisukari ni sababu ya kuchangia ya kinachoitwa "mguu wa kisukari", tatizo jingine hatari la kisukari. Kuacha kuvuta sigara na kuzingatia shinikizo la damu na cholesterol <unk> Hyperglycaemia na mambo mengine, kama vile shinikizo la damu la juu (hasa kuhusika katika nephropathy kisukari) na moshi wa sigara (daima ni hatari kwa mishipa mikubwa na ndogo ya damu) inaweza kusababisha micro- na macrovascular matatizo. Wagonjwa wa kisukari wanapaswa kuepuka kabisa kuvuta sigara na kufuatilia kwa kutosha shinikizo lao la damu (karibu 120-130 systolic na 80 mmHg diastolic, kulingana na miongozo mpya) na vigezo vya lipid (haswa, viwango vya cholesterol ya LDL vinapaswa kuwa chini ya 100 mg DL).