Doctors share 6 signs of high blood sugar that you can spot in your feet

 High blood sugar / hyperglycemia is common in diabetes when the body lacks insulin. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to heart disease, nerve damage and other complications. The GOOD Foot Doctor shares foot symptoms indicating high blood sugar.

High blood sugar/ hyperglycemia is a condition wherein the level of sugar in your blood is too high. This is extremely common in people with diabetes, both Type 1 & Type 2. The condition usually arises when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or the insulin produces isn’t used effectively due to insulin resistance. Cleveland Clinic says that hyperglycemia usually means that you have diabetes.

If diabetes is left untreated, it can lead to chronic health issues such as heart disease, nerve damage and diabetic neuropathy among others.   Therefore, it is important to keep a check on your body sugar levels and manage the condition. However, the 1^st step to managing the condition is to spot the early symptoms of the condition.

 The Foot Dr. shared the 5 signs of high blood (neuropathy) that appears in your foot.

The following are the symptoms shared by Dr. Tam

Burning sensation (especially on the bottom of your feet in the heels, the soles and the toes)/

Numbness

Pins and needles5

Tingling sensation

Cold feet

Loss of feeling in your feet

 

Speaking on the treatment for the health issue, The Good Foot Do. Said that if the condition is related to diabetes, is  important to manage your blood sugar levels. He also says that nerve damage “is mostly irreversible depending on the cause”.

What are the other complications of high blood sugar?

Cardiovascular disease

Nerve damage ( neuropathy)

Kidney damage ) diabetic nephropathy) that could lead to blindness.

Bone and joint problems

Teeth and gum infections.

 

Problems in the feet are caused due to damaged nerves or poor blood flow which eventually leads to serious skin infection, ulcerations and in some severe cases, amputation.

 

These are the long-term complications of hyperglycemia, read on to know the emergency complications that can happen due ti high blood sugar,’

 

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Mayo Clinic ssays this is a condition which develops when the body doesn’t have enough insulin in the body. When that happens, glucose can’t enter your cells for energy . your blood sugar level rises and your body begins to break down fat for energy. When fat is broken down for energy in the body, it produces toxic acids called ketomes. Ketones accumulate in the blood and enevntually spill into the urine. If it isn’t treated, diabetic ketoacidosis can lead to diabetic coma which can be life-threatening.

 

Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia state

This is a condition which happens when the body means makes insulin  but it doesn’t work properly. This might lead to increase in blood glucose levels, usually greater than600 mg/dL(33.2 mmol/L/ without ketoacidosis. If you develop this condition,  your body can’t use either glucose or fat for energy. Glucose then goes into the urine, causing increased urination. When the condition isn’t treated, diabetic hyperosmolar nr hyperglycemic  state can lead to life threatening dehydration and coma.

 

 

This is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.   

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