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You try to open the jar, but your grip has lost its strength.
No matter how lightly you try to grip, your hands hurt and do not
allow you to use them anymore. How will this affct your life or
the life of a loved one who suffers with diabetes?

Diabetes can affect the muscles and joints of your hands.

When you hear about the complications of diabetes, you usually
hear about your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and feet. But
diabetes can affect the muscles and joints of your hands, too.

Diabetes related hand conditions are usually not life-threatening,
but they can have a great impact on the quality of your life.

Poor blood sugar control is thought to play a major role in
diabetes-related musculoskeletal disorders of the hands. The
theory is that high blood sugars change the amount and character
of the protein and collagen in your tissues, leading to damage of
small blood vessels.

Three musculoskeletal conditions associated with diabetes can
ffect your hands: stiff-hand syndrome, Dupuytrens contracture,
and carpal tunnel syndrome.

When it comes to your hands, good blood sugar control and
exercise can go a long way. Keeping your hands limber will not
only lessen your risk of future hand problems; it will also
greatly contribute to your independence and enjoyment of life.

Ask your doctor about diabetes and have your blood sugar checked
several times a year.

For more information about diabetes, including a Diabetes Quiz and
a Free booklet, visit our website at:

http://hope4diabetes.com/info

This 20 page FREE booklet will provide you with in-depth information
on comprehensive diabetes care. The 7 principles, or steps, will help
you to understand, manage and diagnose your potential diabetes risk.

It could help you live a longer and more active life. The booklet is
Yours absolutely FREE - No Risk! Share it NOW with the people you
love and want to Keep alive!.
No matter how lightly you try to grip, your hands hurt and do not
allow you to use them anymore. How will this affct your life or
the life of a loved one who suffers with diabetes?

Diabetes can affect the muscles and joints of your hands.

When you hear about the complications of diabetes, you usually
hear about your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and feet. But
diabetes can affect the muscles and joints of your hands, too.

Diabetes related hand conditions are usually not life-threatening,
but they can have a great impact on the quality of your life.

Poor blood sugar control is thought to play a major role in
diabetes-related musculoskeletal disorders of the hands. The
theory is that high blood sugars change the amount and character
of the protein and collagen in your tissues, leading to damage of
small blood vessels.

Three musculoskeletal conditions associated with diabetes can
ffect your hands: stiff-hand syndrome, Dupuytrens contracture,
and carpal tunnel syndrome.

When it comes to your hands, good blood sugar control and
exercise can go a long way. Keeping your hands limber will not
only lessen your risk of future hand problems; it will also
greatly contribute to your independence and enjoyment of life.

Ask your doctor about diabetes and have your blood sugar checked
several times a year.

For more information about diabetes, including a Diabetes Quiz and
a Free booklet, visit our website at:

http://hope4diabetes.com/info

This 20 page FREE booklet will provide you with in-depth information
on comprehensive diabetes care. The 7 principles, or steps, will help
you to understand, manage and diagnose your potential diabetes risk.

It could help you live a longer and more active life. The booklet is
Yours absolutely FREE - No Risk! Share it NOW with the people you
love and want to Keep alive!.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


David Anderson, Freelance health/wellness writer for Hope4Diabetes.com.
Contact information:
david@source4solutions.com

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