Friday, January 6, 2012

Diabetic Complications: Fun and Games

Here’s a list of things that are common afflictions to diabetes. Some, such a neuropathy and retinapathy, are all but inevitable first-level body reactions. Others develop as a result of first-level complications and just further debilitate or aggravate or frustrate. Sone develop from the diabetes effects then in turn affects the diabetes itself.
The entire cycle would make a great board game for eager little diabetic children. Players could lose turns for developing ailments, and the tokens could have removable body parts to signify losses and setbacks. Actions such as "You are gassy today; the nearest player to you goes back three spaces" and "you are hyperactive with birthday cake: advance four spaces then lose a turn for the hyperglycemia shock that follows" and "eating that candy caused your toe to be amputated; for the rest of the game you move only half the spaces you roll" would make this a great interactive game between players.
The list of ailments is comprehensive but surely incomplete.
Depression
reduced circulation
blindness
peripheral neuropathy
autonomic neuropathy).
retinapathy
cataracts
Glaucoma.
Macular edema.
Hearinf loss
periodontal disease
gingivitis
atherosclerosis
bacteiial infection susceptibility
increased infection risk
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
heart disease
heart attack
stroke
Congestive heart failure
Endothelial dysfunction
erectile dysfunction
liver complications
kidney failure
thyroid disease
celiac disease
gastrointestinal problems
gastroparesis
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
hormonal imbalance
dehydration
fungal infection
Diabetic dermopathyAcanthosis nigricans
Eruptive xanthomatosis
Bullosis diabeticorum
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Flexor Tenosynovitis
Carpal Tunnel
Frozen Shoulder
Diabetic stiff hands syndrome
Charcot foot
Achilles Tendinitis
Neuromas
Sesamoiditis
Neurogenic Bladder
Nerve Decompression
Insomnia
sleep apnea
Restless Leg Syndrome
Narcolepsy
Please, no guesses as to what afflictions I suffer but don’t gripe about, and no betting pools to which ones I develop next.

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