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Neuropathy

My dad had diabetic neuropathy, which I believe, is a lack of
blood flow to the extremities. It became a real problem when
he got a little cut on his foot, and since there was no blood
flow, it just never healed. They tried soakings and jacuzzis to
to avail. He ended up with first having part of his foot amputated,
and then his leg, just above the knee.

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  Naomi Walker  N7FSA
  Anasazi Phoenix, Arizona 602-953-4428

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One Response to “Neuropathy”

  1. admin says:
    November 30, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    In article <3…@qip.UUCP> na…@qip.UUCP (Naomi Walker) writes:

    >My dad had diabetic neuropathy, which I believe, is a lack of
    >blood flow to the extremities. It became a real problem when
    >he got a little cut on his foot, and since there was no blood
    >flow, it just never healed. They tried soakings and jacuzzis to
    >to avail. He ended up with first having part of his foot amputated,
    >and then his leg, just above the knee.

    Diabetic neuropathy is not thought to result from the vasculopathy
    that also accompanies diabetes.  While these often occur together,
    they just as often occur separately.  Most theories of diabetic
    neuropathy revolve around disordered metabolites of sugars.