Month: November 2018

DIY Useful Storage Idea

Floor Board Drawers

These hidden cabinets or bookcase drawers can be used for storing items that are not of the regular use like a hunting rifle. The guests wouldn’t even notice them!

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Diabetes Self Check List

Diabetes Self-Check List

☐ Noticeable increase of thirst and urination: One of the most common and detectable symptoms of diabetes is frequent urination and excessive thirst. Excessive secretion of fluids by the kidney makes the body dehydrated, causing a need for essential aounts of fluid to be put back into our body.

☐ Abnormal increase of appetite: Insulin levels in our blood fluctuate rapidly and essentially is not in a normal state. Due to this, the cells in our body do not get the essential amount of energy required to perform daily activities at our normal speed. This in turn results in unusual hunger, the body’s way of requesting more supplies in order to regain energy.

☐ Sudden weight loss: When the body is not able to effectively absorb glucose and frequent urination commences, you will notice rapid weight loss without any effort from the person affected. Losing weight in this way in unhealthy and could have lasting effects.

☐ Fatigue and mental exertion: The inability of glucose to enter the body’s cells due to diabetes results in a lack of energy supply in the body, leading to irritation and tiredness.

☐ Inability/slowness for wounds to heal: Minor wounds may take longer or never completely heal when you suffer with diabetes. The weakened immune system is not as effective when healing the smallest injury and cuts should not be taken for granted. A common issue that women face is observed in cases of bladder and vaginal infections.

☐ Blurry vision: Abnormal increase in the glucose levels weakens and damages our blood vessels, leaving our eyes dry from the minimal amount of fluid in the lenses of the eye. Distorted vision, seeing floaters or occasional flashes of light if left unattended can cause blurred vision and/or blindness.
☐ Dry skin: Peripheral neuropathy, which means “the circulation and proper functioning of sweat glands,” is compromised, resulting in dry and itchy skin.

☐ Tingling or numbness in hands, legs or feet: When our sugar levels rise it causes damage to the blood vessels leading to loss of sensation in our hands and feet. You may also notice a burning sensation in the arms, hands and feet due to loss of motor nerve fiber.

☐ Skin problems: Itchy skin can be a warning sign of diabetes and is caused by dry skin and/or poor circulation. Darkening around the armpit or neck area is also an early warning sign of diabetes.

☐ Yeast infections: Diabetes is considered an immune-suppressed state, which means there is an increased susceptibility to a variety of infections, the most common being yeast (candida) and other fungal infections, because bacteria and fungi thrive in sugar-plenty environments. As a woman, if you are experiencing more usual-than-not vaginal candida infections, please visit your physician.

How to test for diabetes?

Blood Tests
Several tests used are repeated to determine if diabetes is present. The fasting glucose test checks your blood sugar after 8 hours of not eating any foods. Blood glucose above 126 mg per deciliter (mg/dL) tested and confirmed twice means you likely have diabetes. The normal is 99mg/dL while levels from 100 to 125mg/dL are considered pre-diabetes, which is as serious as the full-blown condition.
Other Tests
Other tests to check for diabetes, glucose levels and diagnose symptoms of diabetes are available to further investigate.
Download Diabetes Self-Check List PDF from Qualicare Franchise Corporation

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Hurts

 

When life gets you down

And turns that smile into a frowns

When taking in criticisms you feel you are about to drown

I hope you know it hurts me too.

When all you want to do is flee

Things that hurt you bounce back to me

It is not as helpless as it seems

When you hurt, I do too.

Whenever silence takes a back seat

The world can be cruel and on your back it will try to beat

Don’t fall down, turn around with your feet

I will be there, whatever hurts you.

Hurts come in all strange ways

Falling from your heart strangling what we want to say

It is okay

Just know you are never alone.

MwsR ❤

Did You Know, Peripheral Neuropathy

Types of Peripheral Neuropathy

There are several different kinds of peripheral neuropathies that stem from a variety of causes. They range from carpal tunnel syndrome (a traumatic injury common after chronic repetitive use of the hands and wrists, such as with computer use) to nerve damage linked to diabetes.

As a group, peripheral neuropathies are common, especially among people over the age of 55. All together, the conditions affect 3% to 4% of people in this group.Neuropathies are typically classified according to the problems they cause or what is at the root of the damage. There also are terms that express how extensively the nerves have been damaged.

Mononeuropathy

Damage to a single peripheral nerve is called mononeuropathy. Physical injury or trauma such as from an accident is the most common cause. Prolonged pressure on a nerve, caused by extended periods of being sedentary (such as sitting in a wheelchair or lying in bed), or continuous, repetitive motions, can trigger a mononeuropathy.

The damage to the nerve can result in numbness, tingling, unusual sensations, and pain in the first three fingers on the thumb side of the hand. The person may awaken at night with numbness in their hand or discover that when they perform activities like using a hair dryer, the numbness is more noticeable. In time, carpal tunnel injuries can weaken the muscles in the hand. You may also feel pain, tingling, or burning in your arm and shoulder.

Here are examples of other mononeuropathies that can cause weakness in the affected parts of the body, such as hands and feet:

  • Ulnar nerve palsy occurs when the nerve that passes close to the surface of the skin at the elbow is damaged. The numbness is noted in the 4th and 5th digit of the hand.
  • Radial nerve palsy is caused by injury to the nerve that runs along the underside of the upper arm and can occur with fractures of the humerus bone in the upper part of the arm.
  • Peroneal nerve palsy results when the nerve at the top of the calf on the outside of the knee is compressed. This leads to a condition called “foot drop,” in which it becomes difficult to lift the foot.

Neuropathy can affect nerves that control muscle movement (motor nerves) and those that detect sensations such as coldness or pain (sensory nerves). In some cases, it can affect internal organs, such as the heart, blood vessels, bladder, or intestines. Neuropathy that affects internal organs is called an autonomic neuropathy. This rare condition can cause low blood pressure or problems with sweating.

 

Polyneuropathy

Polyneuropathy accounts for the greatest number of peripheral neuropathy cases. It occurs when multiple peripheral nerves throughout the body malfunction at the same time. Polyneuropathy can have a wide variety of causes, including exposure to certain toxins such as with alcohol abuse, poor nutrition (particularly vitamin B deficiency), and complications from diseases such as cancer or kidney failure.

One of the most common forms of chronic polyneuropathy is diabetic neuropathy, a condition that occurs in people with diabetes. It is more severe in people with poorly controlled blood sugar levels. Though less common, diabetes can also cause a mononeuropathy.

The most common symptoms of polyneuropathy are:

  • Tingling
  • Numbness
  • Loss of sensation in the arms and legs
  • A burning sensation in the feet or hands

Because people with chronic polyneuropathy often lose their ability to sense temperature and pain, they can burn themselves and develop open sores as the result of injury or prolonged pressure. If the nerves serving the organs are involved, diarrhea or constipation may result, as well as loss of bowel or bladder control. Sexual dysfunction and abnormally low blood pressure also can occur.

One of the most serious polyneuropathies is Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disease that strikes suddenly when the body’s immune system attacks nerves in the body just as they leave the spinal cord. Symptoms tend to appear quickly and worsen rapidly, sometimes leading to paralysis. Early symptoms include weakness and tingling that eventually may spread upward into the arms. Blood pressure problems, heart rhythm problems, and breathing difficulty may occur in the more severe cases. However, despite the severity of the disease, recovery rates are good when patients receive treatment early.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a chronic form of Guillian-Barre where the symptoms continue for months and even years. Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for CIDP patients, 30% of which risk eventually being confined to a wheelchair.

What Causes Peripheral Neuropathy?

There are many factors that can cause peripheral neuropathies, so it is often difficult to pinpoint the origin. Neuropathies occur by one of three methods:

  • Acquired neuropathies are caused by environmental factors such as toxins, trauma, illness, or infection. Known causes of acquired neuropathies include:
  • Diabetes
  • Several rare inherited diseases
  • Alcoholism
  • Poor nutrition or vitamin deficiency
  • Certain kinds of cancer and chemotherapy used to treat them
  • Conditions where nerves are mistakenly attacked by the body’s own immune system or damaged by an overaggressive response to injury
  • Certain medications
  • Kidney or thyroid disease
  • Infections such as Lyme disease, shingles, or AIDS
  • Hereditary neuropathies are not as common. Hereditary neuropathies are diseases of the peripheral nerves that are genetically passed from parent to child. The most common of these is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1. It is characterized by weakness in the legs and, to a lesser degree, the arms — symptoms that usually appear between mid-childhood and age 30. This disease is caused by degeneration of the insulation that normally surrounds the nerves and helps them conduct the electrical impulses needed for them to trigger muscle movement.
  • Idiopathic neuropathies are from an unknown cause. As many as one-third of all neuropathies are classified in this way.

 

https://www.webmd.com/brain/understanding-peripheral-neuropathy-basics#3

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Asian Chicken Meatball Soup/Recipe Share

Asian Chicken meatball Soup  

 

Ingredients

0.6 lb of ground chicken (270 g)

1 Tablespoon finely chopped chives (3 g)

1 Tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger (5 g)

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 Tablespoons of olive oil (30 ml)

For the broth:

2.5 cups of chicken broth (600 ml)

2 star anise

1 teaspoon of fish sauce (5 ml)

2 sliced green onions (10 g)

5 slices of fresh ginger (5 g)

Instructions

Combine the ground chicken with the chives and ginger and season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Pour the chicken broth into a pan and add the star anise, fish sauce, and ginger slices.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the chicken meatballs until browned on the

outside and sufficiently cooked on the inside.

Add the cooked meatballs into the bowls of broth and scatter over the green onions.

2 servings