How to manage Complication of Diabetes
Daniella Childs
GEN/200
February 6, 2011
Lawrence Hibbard
How to manage Complication of Diabetes People who were diagnosed with diabetes have a strong chance of having any of the complication that diabetics have. They will have a strong task ahead of them, keeping them healthy to prevent any complication with diabetes. There are Many complications that come with diabetes; Retinopathy, Neuropathy, and Nephropathy. Here is some information about these diseases and steps to help prevent and to manage these complications, do research online and find an every site that will give them the information needed to obtain the first steps in working out this problem. Diabetic Retinopathy When the retina gets nerve damage by the diabetes it weakens the blood vessels. There are steps people can take to reduce their chance of vision loss from complications from diabetic retinopathy. ‘’Hyperglycaemia results in thickening of the basement membrane in the capillaries and loss of endothelial cell adhesion, leading to lose of integrity of these small vessels. This causes a change in blood vessel permeability and the leakage of water, blood, protein, and fat into the surrounding retinal tissue’’ (Shotliff, & Balasanthiran, 2009). They will have to know all of the warning signs and act accordingly. Some of the signs are blurry vision, black or gray spots, cobwebs or strings that move of float when they moves his eyes. Developing control of their sugar, blood pressure, and remove the intake of alcohol, cigarettes will give them a better chance to reduce the risk of getting Diabetic Retinopathy. [pic] Diabetic Neuropathy Occurs when the body has numbness in hands and feet, this is the nerves in their body are damaged, and send messages to the brain and other body parts. Gastroparesis is a type of neuropathy;