Diabetes and Disability

Everyone knows if you've been following my blog that I have type 2 diabetes mellitus. It's currently uncontrolled again by poor diet choices and stress. It's time to buckle down and get back on track. My poor food choices doesn't happen too often but even with medication I'm seeing hyperglycemia . With diet and further weightloss I can avoid certain complications. And with my lower back injury some complications is likely because of decreased sensations in my left leg and feet. Besides the herniated discs I have a condition called Spondlyosis.

Spondylosis is a term referring to degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints between the center of the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foraminae. If this condition occurs in the zygapophysial joints, it can be considered facet syndrome. If severe, it may cause pressure on nerve roots with subsequent sensory and/or motor disturbances, such as pain, paresthesia, or muscle weakness in the limbs.

When the space between two adjacent vertebrae narrows, compression of a nerve root emerging from the spinal cord may result in radiculopathy (sensory and motor disturbances, such as severe pain in the neck, shoulder, arm, back, and/or leg, accompanied by muscle weakness). Less commonly, direct pressure on the spinal cord (typically in the cervical spine) may result in myelopathy, characterized by global weakness, gait dysfunction, loss of balance, and loss of bowel and/or bladder control. The patient may experience a phenomenon of shocks (paresthesia) in hands and legs because of nerve compression and lack of blood flow. If vertebrae of the neck are involved it is labelled cervical spondylosis. Lower back spondylosis is labeled lumbar spondylosis. (Source Wikipedia)

My injury is in the lumbar region . From L4- S1. The deterioration in my spine starts around L3. I've cut the bottom of my left foot repeatedly in the past without feeling it or being aware of the cut. Being diabetic this could have devastating results. I'm now careful with my feet and go barefooted less outside.

I fell last summer without warning or cause. Spondlyosis?

I've had the pins and needles for awhile ( paresthesia) but also an indicator of hyperglycemia.

It's time to save myself. Because if I don't who will?