November 17

For November 17th, I wanted to show you all my feet!

I know what sounds totally weird, but as a diabetic (T1 or T2) I need to keep a good eye on my feet! This is due to the facts that a common complication is neuropathy (disease of the nerves). Like I have said in a previous post. Neuropathy can be seen as burning, tingling, numbness, cold or a stabbing feeling.

The feet and toes tend to go first. I get tested at the Endocrinologist to see if I have neuropathy by him putting a little pin on my feet, with my eyes closed, and telling him if I feel it. They also use vibration on the feet since the sense of vibration tends to go first in neuropathy. 

If I had neuropathy in my feet, I could easily step on something that could cut me and never feel it. That can lead to infection and even amputation of some toes and farther depending on the severity of the infection.

I do pay a lot of attention to my feet and Jeff rubs my feet also so that he can take a look to see if anything is wrong.

So far I do not have any neuropathy and I have all feeling in my feet. But I shouldn't stop checking my feet!

One of the pictures is Daisy's little feet against mine. For some reason she thought it was comfy to sleep like that.

This picture reminded me to tell everyone that animals can develop diabetes too! It's not just a human disease. The animals that develop diabetes end up having their blood sugar checked from their pads on their paws multiple times a day just like humans do. Most also have to be put on insulin based on what they eat. There is no pump for your pet so they have to be on injections! I've known a few people who have had a diabetic dog!