Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Diabetes hands swollen: What to do about the swelling

If you have diabetes and your hands are swollen, the swelling is a sign of circulatory complications; high blood sugar effects the circulation and can lead to the removal of fingers or the hand. Over the past 30 years there has been an incredible rise in the numbers of people who are suffering from high blood sugar, the circulation complications from the illness can cause amputations of the limbs. Diabetes swollen hands should be taken seriously and addressed immediately to avoid permanent nerve damage.

Excess glucose in the blood

Excessive glucose in the bloodstream causes extreme health complications in the body, each year thousands of diabetics face the prospect of diabetic blindness, heart attack, stroke and a host of other health problems. There are over 366 million people worldwide who are diabetic, the World Health Organization (W.H.O)has stated that the illness is a worldwide epidemic that is increasing; complications from the illness are leading to the loss of limbs. The numbers of limb amputations in Europe and the USA have increased 200% over the last 10 years; more than 5,000 people in England last year had a leg removed due to the effects of excessive glucose. Diabetes swollen hands are a result of circulation complications, the small blood vessels and arteries in the hands are damaged  high blood sugar.

Losing Limbs

Studies in Europe recently revealed that there has been an increase in the number of amputations due to excess glucose, more people are losing the battle to the illness. Australia has an appalling record when it comes to diabetes related amputation; over the past decade the amputation rate has increased by 30%. Australia is currently the second worst in the developed world, behind the United States but what is amazing is that Between 50 and 85 per cent of the amputations can be avoided by proper management of the condition, according to doctors.


There is some good news a European diet specially designed for swollen hands and feet has been reversing this condition in diabetics naturally and saving the limbs in over 10 countries

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