Effects on Heart & Kidney !!!
Effect on Heart
People who have diabetes are also more susceptible to heart attacks. These heart attacks may frequently go unnoticed in diabetics.
Heart disease may occur at an earlier age in diabetics than among others. The rate of heart attack is the same for both men and women with diabetes. Do not ignore signs of a heart attack!
Prompt action can save many lives! During a heart attack the artery gets blocked, which prevents blood from reaching the heart muscle. The more time passes without treatment, the greater the damage to the heart. Timely treatment dissolves the blockage and opens the arteries so that the muscles are to rejuvenate.
Warning Signsof a Heart Attack!
Chest discomfort
A feeling of discomfort with pressure, pain, squeezing, and heaviness in the centre of the chest which lasts more than a few minutes or disappears and comes back again. (if it lasts beyond 30 minutes it is extremely suggestive of a heart attack).
Discomfort in other parts of the body besides the chest Discomfort (pain or heaviness) may be present in the arms, back, neck, and jaw. Chest discomfort may spread to the arms, shoulders, jaw or neck or, sometimes, may travel to the chest from these areas. Much less common is upper abdominal pain with feeling of fullness, acidity and indigestion. The situation may not change in response to antacids, it should not be ignored but should be checked for a possible heart attack.
Shortness of breath
Breathlessness may be present before the chest pain, along with the pain (or discomfort) or may follow the pain.
Other signs
Alongside the above signs nausea, sweating, or light-headedness (giddiness) may also be present.
Effect on Kidney
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetes can cause irreparable damage to your kidneys in the long run. Kidney damage from diabetes is called Diabetic Nephropathy. This condition occurs only in people with diabetes.
Some of the early signs of kidney damage include presence of Albumin in the urine, tiredness, swollen ankles and breathlessness.
The job of the kidney is to filter the blood and remove waste products from other bodily functions. The kidneys are made up of millions of closely packed small blood vessels to filter the blood. If your blood glucose levels are high most of the time, the chances of suffering serious kidney disease increase.
Take preventive steps early...
It is important to prevent the kidneys from becoming affected in diabetes. The damage to kidneys in a diabetic occurs long before the symptoms start showing. Tight blood sugar control and tight blood pressure control goes a long way in preventing the kidneys from getting affected in diabetes.
Diabetic Nephropathy results in progressive damage to the small filtering units of the kidneys called Glomeruli. Usually the first indication of damage to the kidney, is the appearance of protein (mostly albumin) in the urine. The protein, which we all carry in our blood, leaks through the damaged glomeruli, or small filtering tubes, and appears in the urine. It may be detected when a doctor does a routine urine protein test.
Some of the early signs of kidney damage include presence of Albumin in the urine, tiredness, swollen ankles and breathlessness.
The job of the kidney is to filter the blood and remove waste products from other bodily functions. The kidneys are made up of millions of closely packed small blood vessels to filter the blood. If your blood glucose levels are high most of the time, the chances of suffering serious kidney disease increase.
Take preventive steps early...
It is important to prevent the kidneys from becoming affected in diabetes. The damage to kidneys in a diabetic occurs long before the symptoms start showing. Tight blood sugar control and tight blood pressure control goes a long way in preventing the kidneys from getting affected in diabetes.
Diabetic Nephropathy results in progressive damage to the small filtering units of the kidneys called Glomeruli. Usually the first indication of damage to the kidney, is the appearance of protein (mostly albumin) in the urine. The protein, which we all carry in our blood, leaks through the damaged glomeruli, or small filtering tubes, and appears in the urine. It may be detected when a doctor does a routine urine protein test.
As the amount of protein lost into the urine increases, the levels of it in the blood fall below the normal range. Then some of the water in the blood vessels seeps into the tissue under the skin to produce a swelling called edema. As damage to the small blood vessels continues to progress, the kidneys will have more and more problems getting rid of waste products.
Another test that measures the levels of waste products in the blood is called a creatinine test. If damage continues - the kidneys will stop working. Then the alternatives are renal dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Another test that measures the levels of waste products in the blood is called a creatinine test. If damage continues - the kidneys will stop working. Then the alternatives are renal dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Watch blood pressure for kidney health
High blood pressure causes damage to small blood vessels. When you have diabetes, high blood pressure adds to the damage that high blood glucose can cause in the small blood vessels of the kidney. An important way you can help your kidneys is to take steps to prevent high blood pressure (hypertension) and to keep blood pressure even lower that the levels advised for average people of your age.
Make certain your blood pressure is checked each time you see your doctor
Guard against infections
Another way you can protect your kidneys is to be on the alert for kidney and bladder infections.
A bladder infection usually produces an urge to urinate frequently. This may be every 15 to 30 minutes - sometimes more often. Urination may be painful, and sometimes the urine can be bloody. An infection of one or both kidneys produces back pain near the lowest ribs, chills, high fever and often cloudy urine.
If you have any of these signs, see your doctor right away. A urine sample will be checked. If you have an infection, your doctor is the best person to treat it.
High blood pressure causes damage to small blood vessels. When you have diabetes, high blood pressure adds to the damage that high blood glucose can cause in the small blood vessels of the kidney. An important way you can help your kidneys is to take steps to prevent high blood pressure (hypertension) and to keep blood pressure even lower that the levels advised for average people of your age.
Make certain your blood pressure is checked each time you see your doctor
Guard against infections
Another way you can protect your kidneys is to be on the alert for kidney and bladder infections.
A bladder infection usually produces an urge to urinate frequently. This may be every 15 to 30 minutes - sometimes more often. Urination may be painful, and sometimes the urine can be bloody. An infection of one or both kidneys produces back pain near the lowest ribs, chills, high fever and often cloudy urine.
If you have any of these signs, see your doctor right away. A urine sample will be checked. If you have an infection, your doctor is the best person to treat it.
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