yu qinghua
05-05-2006, 01:23 AM
Hallo everyone,
I want to open a new Thread of "Complications--Foot/leg problems" because so many people suffered from it. Not all those sufferers knew its real reason yet. Of cause, Diabetes complications developed to the stage of foot/leg problems, may be very complicated, oftenly with the Neuropathy problems, the arteries and vein problems.I happened lived in hospital for nine times since 2002 because I suffered all of these. It was so touched to my soul by the sight of unawareness patients,who suffered from it. Most of them just lost its most suitable period to have its cure. The only reason was that they didn't knew what was ABI.
Talking about ABI, I can firstly tell you a story that I experienced recently.
Seldom ever have a doc told you to check and try to control your ABI(ankle-brachial index) by yourself. ABIs, the blood pressure in pedal artery divided by the higher of the systolic pressures in the brachial arteries of the two arms, are the golden index of Diabetes Complications.
This time I lived in hospital, so many Diabetes beside me, I happened living between two patients. One of them only having bited by a mosquito, the other only took a bath wiped his legs by a towel and broke his leg, and the ulcer’s occurred, tortured for half an year in hospital, each night took marijuana to kill its pain and without recovery. Why? Because the ABI<0.8, the circulations of blood amplitude were too small, the muscle hadn't had enough nutrition to supply. They have just too late to notice the ABI. Of cause, at these stages, even no obvious symptoms could have to be feeling. Vast amount of Diabetes complication’s sufferer made the mistakes.
Accompanying by arteries atherosclerotic and aging of age, in terms of the seriousness of the diseases, roughly speaking, the Diabetes Vascular Complications can be divided to 4 stages.
1,The primary stage, suffering from light Diabetes neuropathy, ABI>1,=1.0-1.4,No risks existed. You can still keep fit, but you have to pay particular attention to your ABI, and insisting on exercise everyday.
2,The Claudicating stage, you can’t walk long ,as long as two Km, because the walking requires blood to supply to the muscle. You have to take painkiller each day. The ABI<1,=0.8-1, this is me. But I can walk more than 3Km,by now.
3,The ulcers stage, The ABI<0.8,=0.5-0.8.Your blood in your legs was too small. You will lost the ability to deal with routine of daily life, and have to take marijuana each night.
4, The amputations stage, your ulcers were so bad that no way to keep your toes or legs for your survive of life The ABI<0.5,=0.3-0.5. Almost no blood flowed in you legs.
This is what I experienced, through 5 years of complications suffering.
Unfortunately,seldom have ever a doctor would tell you about that, just because it's too complicated to say it clearly, some times It could ensue misunderstanding.
In my view, the ABI can be adjusted by the human interventions.
Checking your own ABI at home is really easy. It is only the ratio of ankle blood pressure divided by the blood pressure in the arm, by using a home blood pressure meter.Or you can look at the site of http://www.strokescaninc.com/abi.htm
I often check ABI every month, but not everyone have to do it. Only when you find your feet becoming cold, turning pale and diminishing of your upper feet pulse, then there's a need to do it.
I always noticed the changes of routes of veins above my feet, after a few year, some of the veins diminished, but the new routes appeared. Why? I consulted the specialists of Diabetes and they told me: inside our muscle of any parts of body, there are an "arsenal" of potential veins or arteries. When it works is decided by the external environments. So, if you strengthen those part's movements, there is a possibility to forming new arteries. It's true. I tried and saw it happened.
Still, self bone marrow stem cell transplant and Endothelial progenitor stem cell angiogenesis is available by now. It's really a marvelous method to controlling ABI.
If most of us had already had the awareness about it, the mortality rate could have been drastically decreased.
We, the initial stage sufferers of Diabetes complications, have no ways to survive, unless always paying attentions to your feet, checking its ABI by a family used blood pressure meter. Once it goes worse, you know it from the ABI, the temp of feet and the color, you have to strengthening your exercise to the utmost, or getting a angioplasty or surgery. Also, stem cell transplant is one of its treatments I always highly recommended.
This is my private views. But a bit of overloaded with details. I hope can cause the attentions of the same patients, and ensue a helpful talk.
Thanks.
Yu qinghua
I want to open a new Thread of "Complications--Foot/leg problems" because so many people suffered from it. Not all those sufferers knew its real reason yet. Of cause, Diabetes complications developed to the stage of foot/leg problems, may be very complicated, oftenly with the Neuropathy problems, the arteries and vein problems.I happened lived in hospital for nine times since 2002 because I suffered all of these. It was so touched to my soul by the sight of unawareness patients,who suffered from it. Most of them just lost its most suitable period to have its cure. The only reason was that they didn't knew what was ABI.
Talking about ABI, I can firstly tell you a story that I experienced recently.
Seldom ever have a doc told you to check and try to control your ABI(ankle-brachial index) by yourself. ABIs, the blood pressure in pedal artery divided by the higher of the systolic pressures in the brachial arteries of the two arms, are the golden index of Diabetes Complications.
This time I lived in hospital, so many Diabetes beside me, I happened living between two patients. One of them only having bited by a mosquito, the other only took a bath wiped his legs by a towel and broke his leg, and the ulcer’s occurred, tortured for half an year in hospital, each night took marijuana to kill its pain and without recovery. Why? Because the ABI<0.8, the circulations of blood amplitude were too small, the muscle hadn't had enough nutrition to supply. They have just too late to notice the ABI. Of cause, at these stages, even no obvious symptoms could have to be feeling. Vast amount of Diabetes complication’s sufferer made the mistakes.
Accompanying by arteries atherosclerotic and aging of age, in terms of the seriousness of the diseases, roughly speaking, the Diabetes Vascular Complications can be divided to 4 stages.
1,The primary stage, suffering from light Diabetes neuropathy, ABI>1,=1.0-1.4,No risks existed. You can still keep fit, but you have to pay particular attention to your ABI, and insisting on exercise everyday.
2,The Claudicating stage, you can’t walk long ,as long as two Km, because the walking requires blood to supply to the muscle. You have to take painkiller each day. The ABI<1,=0.8-1, this is me. But I can walk more than 3Km,by now.
3,The ulcers stage, The ABI<0.8,=0.5-0.8.Your blood in your legs was too small. You will lost the ability to deal with routine of daily life, and have to take marijuana each night.
4, The amputations stage, your ulcers were so bad that no way to keep your toes or legs for your survive of life The ABI<0.5,=0.3-0.5. Almost no blood flowed in you legs.
This is what I experienced, through 5 years of complications suffering.
Unfortunately,seldom have ever a doctor would tell you about that, just because it's too complicated to say it clearly, some times It could ensue misunderstanding.
In my view, the ABI can be adjusted by the human interventions.
Checking your own ABI at home is really easy. It is only the ratio of ankle blood pressure divided by the blood pressure in the arm, by using a home blood pressure meter.Or you can look at the site of http://www.strokescaninc.com/abi.htm
I often check ABI every month, but not everyone have to do it. Only when you find your feet becoming cold, turning pale and diminishing of your upper feet pulse, then there's a need to do it.
I always noticed the changes of routes of veins above my feet, after a few year, some of the veins diminished, but the new routes appeared. Why? I consulted the specialists of Diabetes and they told me: inside our muscle of any parts of body, there are an "arsenal" of potential veins or arteries. When it works is decided by the external environments. So, if you strengthen those part's movements, there is a possibility to forming new arteries. It's true. I tried and saw it happened.
Still, self bone marrow stem cell transplant and Endothelial progenitor stem cell angiogenesis is available by now. It's really a marvelous method to controlling ABI.
If most of us had already had the awareness about it, the mortality rate could have been drastically decreased.
We, the initial stage sufferers of Diabetes complications, have no ways to survive, unless always paying attentions to your feet, checking its ABI by a family used blood pressure meter. Once it goes worse, you know it from the ABI, the temp of feet and the color, you have to strengthening your exercise to the utmost, or getting a angioplasty or surgery. Also, stem cell transplant is one of its treatments I always highly recommended.
This is my private views. But a bit of overloaded with details. I hope can cause the attentions of the same patients, and ensue a helpful talk.
Thanks.
Yu qinghua