Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Diabetes is known to affect the blood vessels throughout the body, and those in the legs are no exception. It is estimated that one out of every three people with diabetes also suffers from peripheral vascular disease, although they may not be aware of it. Leg pain, numbness, and sores on the legs and feet that don't seem to heal are all warning signs of peripheral vascular disease.1
Fast Facts:
- Maintaining a healthy blood sugar level is important in order to prevent further damage to the blood vessels.2
- Following a healthy low fat diet that is low in cholesterol, quitting smoking, and taking a blood thinning medication (such as aspirin) may all be recommended by your physician if he or she feels you are at a high risk for developing peripheral vascular disease.2
- By treating your diabetes properly, you can lower your risk of developing peripheral vascular disease.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Diabetes Association: Peripheral Artery Disease
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diabetes Self-Management: Peripheral Vascular Disease
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Diabetes and peripheral vascualr disease, Diabetes and PVD, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes, PVD and Diabetes
- Last update: Mar. 31, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
