Diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in the western world. In the UK alone, there are 400,000 Type 1 diabetics, including 29,000 children. The incidence rate of the type 1 diabetes is increasing at around 4% per year. Concerningly, the UK has one of the highest rates of type 1 diabetes in the world and we don’t yet know the reasons why. [1]
In this article we’re going to look at the causes of impaired circulation to the extremities and give advice about reversing the issue.
A lot of people assume diabetes is merely an issue with metabolising carbohydrates. That’s true, but there are also a number of other symptoms of the condition. One of the most concerning is impaired blood flow, especially to the extremities via microvascular damage. This particular condition can have dramatic knock-on effect including impaired wound healing, ulceration, damage to the organs such as eyes and kidneys, nerve damage and cold hands and feet.