One of the longer term complications of diabetes is nerve damage where feeling in the lower limb is lost. Try to imagine what happens if you can’t feel your feet and you sprain your ankle. As you can’t feel it, imagine what happens as you keep walking on that sprained ankle. This is what can happen in diabetes and is known as Charcot’s foot (or Charcot’s neuroarthropathy).

Essentially what happens in Charcot’s (more…)

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Getting Pregnant when you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes

There is no reason that you can not get pregnant and have a healthy baby because you are
diabetic.  But there are precautions and preparations that should be taken to provide a
healthy pregnancy for both you and your unborn baby.

Before you try to become pregnant, you should have a discussion with your doctor to let
him or her know your plans.  (more…)

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