Damage to your nervous system causes many of the complications experienced by diabetics including problems of the feet and eyes, heart and stomach.
If you want to minimize the damage to your nervous system and you are diabetic: Monitor your blood glucose levels on a daily basis, record your readings and call your doctor if the readings are low or high. Learn how to manage your blood glucose levels using proper diet and daily exercise. Don’t smoke because smoking increases your risk of pressure on your nerves. Tell your doctor if you are experiencing any problems with sexual intercourse, have low blood glucose readings or if you experience dizziness when you lie down, or when you sit or stand.
High blood glucose and high blood pressure can cause nerve damage. High blood glucose can also damage the covering on the nerves. Damaged nerves will stop sending messages to the brain such as pain messages or temperature messages which can lead to injury to your feet and other body parts because you have nerves all over your body. Internal organs and tissues rely on healthy nerves to function. When the nerves become damaged by high blood glucose or high blood pressure then the body parts cannot function properly. There are several different types of nerves that perform different tasks in your body. Cranial nerves go from your brain to your eyes, mouth, ears, and other parts of your head. Central nerves are in your brain and in your spinal cord. Autonomic nerves go from your spinal cord to your lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, bladder, and to your sexual organs. Peripheral nerves go from your spine to your arms, legs, feet and hands.
Damage to the nerves that are going to your arms, hands, legs, and feet can become numb due to damage caused by high blood glucose levels or high blood pressure. When peripheral nerves are damaged your shape of your feet can change. Foot muscles become weak and the tendons in the foot get shorter. You can develop carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of damaged nerves.
Damage to the autonomic nerves happens when your blood glucose level is low. This can happen when you have had diabetes for a long time or your blood glucose stays low for too long. Damaged nerves in your stomach can lead to problems emptying food from your stomach. Damaged nerves to the man’s penis can lead to erectile dysfunction. Damaged autonomic nerves to a female’s vagina can lead to vaginal dryness and a decrease in sexual desire experienced by the female. Damage to the autonomic nerves that go to your heart can lead to your heart beating faster or at different speeds. Damaged nerves of the bladder can make it difficult to know when you need to go to the bathroom which may cause you to hold your urine too long leading to bladder infections or accidental leaking of urine. Autonomic nerve damage can also lead to the inability of your blood to move in your blood vessels, which may make sudden changes in your blood pressure making you feel dizzy.
It is important to report any symptoms to your doctor so that your doctor can monitor your health and start any necessary treatments early on in order to reduce any complications that may occur regarding nerve damage.
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