About 30.3 million Americans, 9.4% of the population, have diabetes. 7.2 million of these people are still undiagnosed, which means blood sugar is not controlled. This number reaches 30 million, almost three times the forecast. So do math calculations – more than 100 million people in the United States have diabetes or pre-diabetes. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. However, this may be seriously underestimated because of complications of diabetes such as heart disease and diabetes is not reported on death certificates. The study found that about 35% to 40% of people who died of diabetes in their death certificates had diabetes. Cause of death – cardiovascular disease.

Diabetes greatly increases the risk of various cardiovascular diseases, including chest pain [angina], heart attack, stroke and arterial stenosis [atherosclerosis]. People with diabetes are more likely to have heart disease or stroke and nerve damage [neuropathy]. Diabetes doubles the risk of liver, pancreas and endometrial cancer. It increases the risk of colorectal cancer, breast cancer and bladder cancer by 20% to 50%. Certain forms of arthritis may be more common in certain types of diabetic patients.

People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing osteoarthritis and gout. Diabetes causes changes in muscle and bones, leading to joint pain and stiffness; swelling; subcutaneous nodules, especially fingers. The skin becomes tight, triggering fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder pain, and severely affected feet – the risk level of diabetics is higher than all of them. After years of diabetes, joint damage may occur – called diabetic arthropathy.

I have always thought that if the image of octopus is thinking about diabetes. The head/body of the octopus is diabetic – and the 8 distal arms are many complications of diabetes. The arms are strong and they have been "sucked". Those smokers, yes, what we call, can absorb your life – just like many complications of diabetes.

Some of the more common complications of diabetes include:

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Nerve damage [neuropathy] including erectile dysfunction
• Kidney damage [kidney disease]
• Eye damage [retinopathy]
• Foot injury
• Skin condition
• Hearing impairment
• Alzheimer's disease
• Sleep apnea… Here, we have another vicious circle of complications – sleep apnea and heart disease, stroke is highly correlated…

Now – add oxidative stress to the equation…

Oxidative stress – as discussed in many of my articles – imbalances in free radicals and antioxidants in the body can cause damage to cells and tissues, DNA damage. Oxidative stress occurs naturally as a product of cellular tasks and is significantly complicated by the daily decisions we make and the hundreds of daily exposures we encounter, and plays a huge role in disease and aging. If you do not consciously control oxidative stress, it can lead to chronic inflammation.

Oxidative stress plays a key role in the development of diabetic complications [microvascular and cardiovascular]. Abnormal metabolic function in diabetic patients leads to overproduction of mitochondrial superoxide in vascular cells [oxidative stress from cells] and also in myocardium, myocardial tissue.

Good news: Yes, if diabetes is contagious, it will consider the epidemic.

Type 2 diabetes is considered to be 90% preventable. Yes, multiple people in a family often have diabetes. However, it is usually a poor lifestyle choice, not a "diabetes gene."

Oxidative stress – yes, it is inevitable – again selected and exposed by our own cellular functions and environment. However, through lifestyle, nutrition, and proven supplements – we can greatly reduce oxidative stress, slow down the aging process, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, yes – reduce further complications of diabetes.

Diabetes and oxidative stress – complications complications was originally published on Spring