Comments on: How to Keep Diabetes Under Control? http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control Best Information on Diabetes and Diet Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mazher http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control/comment-page-1#comment-1950 Mazher Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:48:59 +0000 http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control#comment-1950 Contemplativ Chanteuse ! People with diabetes, especially those with type 2 diabetes, are two to ? ve times more likely to have problems with circulation to the heart, the legs, and the head when compared to individuals without diabetes. This is because diabetes predis­poses a person to a condition called atherosclerosis. If you imagine a blood vessel as a water or drainage pipe, then atherosclerosis is buildup in the pipe narrowing the channel and impairing the ?ow. In the case of the blood vessel the buildup, called plaque, consists of a core of in?ammatory cells, cholesterol, and lipids with a ?brous cap of smooth muscle cells. The plaque can narrow the blood vessel, impairing blood ?ow. Occasionally the ?brous cap can rupture, and when this happens a blood clot forms, causing an acute blockage of the blood ves­sel. If the acute blockage happens in one of the blood vessels to the heart, it results in a heart attack. If it occurs in one of the blood vessels supplying brain tissue, it results in a stroke. To know much more about diabetes visit http://www.reddiabetes.com/Circulatory_Problems.html<br><b>References : </b><br> Contemplativ
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People with diabetes, especially those with type 2 diabetes, are two to ? ve times more likely to have problems with circulation to the heart, the legs, and the head when compared to individuals without diabetes. This is because diabetes predis­poses a person to a condition called atherosclerosis. If you imagine a blood vessel as a water or drainage pipe, then atherosclerosis is buildup in the pipe narrowing the channel and impairing the ?ow. In the case of the blood vessel the buildup, called plaque, consists of a core of in?ammatory cells, cholesterol, and lipids with a ?brous cap of smooth muscle cells. The plaque can narrow the blood vessel, impairing blood ?ow. Occasionally the ?brous cap can rupture, and when this happens a blood clot forms, causing an acute blockage of the blood ves­sel. If the acute blockage happens in one of the blood vessels to the heart, it results in a heart attack. If it occurs in one of the blood vessels supplying brain tissue, it results in a stroke.

To know much more about diabetes visit
http://www.reddiabetes.com/Circulatory_Problems.html
References :

]]> By: Ginny B http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control/comment-page-1#comment-1949 Ginny B Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:46:59 +0000 http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control#comment-1949 The most proactive thing that your husband can do it to keep his sugar in the well controlled area and limit all his risk factors. They are total cholesterol, LDL's, HDL's, triglycerides, take a blood pressure med like lisoprinal, and a statin, have an acceptable BMI for his weight and height and exercise. The previous poster gave you a good explaination on the blood vessels in the brain. I have had 2 mini strokes so I speak from experience on the risk factors.<br><b>References : </b><br>My neurologist and family doctor. The most proactive thing that your husband can do it to keep his sugar in the well controlled area and limit all his risk factors. They are total cholesterol, LDL’s, HDL’s, triglycerides, take a blood pressure med like lisoprinal, and a statin, have an acceptable BMI for his weight and height and exercise.

The previous poster gave you a good explaination on the blood vessels in the brain. I have had 2 mini strokes so I speak from experience on the risk factors.
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My neurologist and family doctor.

]]> By: VedVyas http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control/comment-page-1#comment-1948 VedVyas Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:44:59 +0000 http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control#comment-1948 The one bad thin about the human body is that there exists three types of tissue that are not insulin dependent. They are the blood vessels, the neurons and the kidneys. Now, untreated the blood vessels are usually damaged on account of the high amount of blood glucose forming the endothelial wall defects(blood vessel wall rigidity). Further on this account it may cause thrombosis/thromboembolism in untreated cases. I doubt there is a way to reverse it but there are ways to prevent serious complicatoins caused by diabetic angiopathy like sclerosis and stroke of the blood vessels. Apart from the glibenclamide and buguanide therapy(metformin?) the standard type II drugs I suugest you to also go for aspirin therapy which will prevent any platelet agrregation which may cause stroke. Further, if you are sensitive to aspirin and you have a predisposition to hemodynamic abnormalities I'd suggest you try a drug called clopidogerel. Consult you physician in this regard and dont run off to the drug store to buy them yourself. Coz the dosage and the suggestive therapy may be given by the physician himself.<br><b>References : </b><br> The one bad thin about the human body is that there exists three types of tissue that are not insulin dependent. They are the blood vessels, the neurons and the kidneys.
Now, untreated the blood vessels are usually damaged on account of the high amount of blood glucose forming the endothelial wall defects(blood vessel wall rigidity).
Further on this account it may cause thrombosis/thromboembolism in untreated cases.
I doubt there is a way to reverse it but there are ways to prevent serious complicatoins caused by diabetic angiopathy like sclerosis and stroke of the blood vessels.
Apart from the glibenclamide and buguanide therapy(metformin?) the standard type II drugs I suugest you to also go for aspirin therapy which will prevent any platelet agrregation which may cause stroke.
Further, if you are sensitive to aspirin and you have a predisposition to hemodynamic abnormalities I’d suggest you try a drug called clopidogerel.
Consult you physician in this regard and dont run off to the drug store to buy them yourself.
Coz the dosage and the suggestive therapy may be given by the physician himself.
References :

]]> By: Contemplative Chanteuse IDK TIRH http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control/comment-page-1#comment-1947 Contemplative Chanteuse IDK TIRH Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:42:10 +0000 http://diabetesanddiet.net/diabetes-and-blood-glucose/how-to-keep-diabetes-under-control#comment-1947 <b>How does diabetes damage the blood vessels in the brain? Other than keeping the diabetes under control, what?</b><br>can limit further damage? Is it possible to reverse the damage? My husband has type II diabetes and has had excellent A1Cs (less than 6 for the past 4 years), but we have no idea how long he had diabetes before it was diagnosed. We don't know if the damage is recent or from before his diagnosis. The MRI showed damage to the small blood vessels in the brain and they want to do an MRA as well. I just wonder what the ramifications are and if there's anything proactive to be done about it. How does diabetes damage the blood vessels in the brain? Other than keeping the diabetes under control, what?
can limit further damage?

Is it possible to reverse the damage?

My husband has type II diabetes and has had excellent A1Cs (less than 6 for the past 4 years), but we have no idea how long he had diabetes before it was diagnosed. We don’t know if the damage is recent or from before his diagnosis.

The MRI showed damage to the small blood vessels in the brain and they want to do an MRA as well. I just wonder what the ramifications are and if there’s anything proactive to be done about it.

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