Diabetes has
become an epidemic today. The efficiency of nerves at the end of hands and feet
of diabetic patients is decreased gradually. It happens mostly to them who have
been suffering from uncontrolled diabetes for a long time. As a result, the
infected person’s hands and feet begin to wane. It causes serious damage to the
patient. In some patients, the feelings of the feet decreases so much that
blood comes out because of a cut but they cannot say it.
The symptoms of
nerve numbness in patients with diabetes include-
- Feeling pins and needles
in hands and legs.
- Losing the strength of
hands and feet.
- Hands and feet muscles
dry.
- Feeling like burning on
the palm of the hands and feet.
At first of the
treatment, diabetes has to be controlled. Secondly, the efficiency of hands and
feet muscles has to be kept fit through physiotherapy. Patients have to take
physical exercise regularly. The benefits of exercise are given below:
- Exercise consumes power
of the body. As a result, body weight is controlled by losing fat.
- The production of
insulin from beta cells in pancreas is increased through exercise.
- Exercise increases the
performance of insulin. As a result, the small amount of insulin produced
in the body can control the levels of glucose of blood. Additional
medicine might not be needed.
- Blood circulation in the
body increases through exercise.
- The complications of
diabetes are reduced.
- Exercise increases the
amount of good cholesterol (HDL) and decreases bad cholesterol (LDL) in
blood.
- Exercise reduces high
blood pressure.
- By alleviating tension,
exercise keeps the mind fresh and cheerful.
- Exercise ensures better
sleep.
- Exercise makes bones and
heart strong. It keeps the bone joints active.
- One of the major causes
of breaking bone in old age is osteoporosis of bone loss. Especially, hip
fracture is found in women. Exercise reduces osteoporosis.
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