diabetes have neuropathy and 50% of diabetics may develop a foot ulcer (Fitzpatrick‚ 2013). Neuropathy is a microvasuclar vascular disease which causes a loss of sensation‚ although painful sensations are still reported. (Holt‚ 2013). Diabetic neuropathy is the leading cause of non healing ulcers in diabetics with amputations (Masson‚ 2011)‚ and linked to 62% of non-healing ulcers (as cites in Hampton 2006 p.S22). Approximately half of all diabetic patients are affected by neuropathy (as cited in
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complication in the circulatory system; such as‚ neuropathy and hardening of arteries. Neuropathy‚ is nerve damage that can result from damage of blood vessels that feed those nerves. Diabetic neuropathy can be classified as peripheral‚ autonomic‚ proximal and focal. Each affect very different part of the body in various ways. Peripheral neuropathy‚ is the most common type‚ causing pain or loss of felling in the toes‚ feet‚ legs‚ hands‚ and arms. Autonomic neuropathy‚ causes changed in digestion‚ bowel and
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Title: Getting Approved for Peripheral neuropathies Neuropathy is the general medical term for any and all diseases or malfunction of the peripheral nervous system. It is more commonly referred to as Peripheral Neuropathy. The peripheral nervous system is comprised of all nerves and nerve pathways that are outside the brain and spinal cord. Neuropathy can develop gradually or suddenly‚ and symptoms vary in severity among individuals. Peripheral Neuropathy can be broadly categorized by the 1) type
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Neuropathy: Get the Facts on This Little-Known Nerve Disorder Neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy afflicts millions of people across this country. If you suffer from this disorder‚ your symptoms may include unexplained pain‚ tingling‚ numbness or muscle weakness. The symptoms will appear in the legs‚ feet‚ arms‚ hands and other parts of your body depending on the cause of it in a particular sufferer. When you first notice signs of the disorder‚ you should consult a doctor to receive a proper diagnosis
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Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder in which sound enters the inner ear normally but the transmission of signals from the inner ear to the brain is impaired. It can affect people of all ages‚ from infancy through adulthood. The number of people affected by auditory neuropathy is not known‚ but the condition affects a relatively small percentage of people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. Symptoms and Diagnosis People with auditory neuropathy may have normal hearing‚ or hearing loss
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Diabetes neuropathy (DN) is a neurological disorder associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM)‚ also known as Type-2 diabetes (Menz‚ Lord‚ St George‚ & Fitzpatrick‚ 2004). Diabetes neuropathy has many integral complications that circulate around the biomechanical impairments of the feet‚ especially in the elderly population with diabetes (Richardson‚ Thies‚ DeMott‚ & Ashton-Miller‚ 2005). DN has worrying health risks as it has harmful effects on stability‚ gait efficiency and function (Menz‚ Morris‚
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Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) describes diabetes-associated changes in the structure and function of the myocardium‚ in the absence of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. Cardiovascular complications (hypertrophy‚ oxidative stress‚ inflammation and fibrosis) are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. Ample of evidence have indicated that 11β-HSD1-mediated intracellular cortisol production may have a pathogenic role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
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Diabetics are restricted from many things throughout their lifetime‚ there are more necessities then there are restrictions. It is very important for Diabetics to know what they are eating and the nutritional facts of the food. One reason for this is because before they eat food they inject insulin into their body. In order to find how much insulin they need‚ one aspect is to know how many carbs they are eating. Other than blood sugar‚ some foods can also affect their body in general. The reasoning
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Peripheral neuropathy is a disease that often accompanies those who have diabetes‚ meaning it affects millions people in the U.S alone. It is a condition that “degenerates the nerve endings of sensory neurons and the loss of a group of factors stimulating nerve growth‚” or GDNF (Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor). This condition causes pain‚ tingling‚ and the loss of feeling or sensation. Currently‚ the only medication available has many unwanted side effects‚ and ultimately is only just that;
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Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is a kind of genetic disorder that caused by the pathogenic variants in mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) leading to a bilateral visual loss during young adult life‚ especially in males. Mitochondrial DNA is found in mitochondria which breakdowns carbohydrates and fatty acids to generate energy so that the body cells can use. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited maternally‚ it is because the paternal mitochondria in sperm have disappeared during the early embryogenesis
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