Impact of Diabetes on Back Pain and Spine Surgery

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Impact of Diabetes
Bodys inability to use or make insulin to
regulate the blood sugar levels results in
metabolic diseases called Diabetes. When there is
no insulin or body doesnt get to use insulin the
sugar levels in the body can go out of control,
overtime harming blood cells, vital organs,
nerves and blood vessels.This progressive
metabolic disease when not treated properly can
cause serious long term complications that
include kidney damage, heart diseases, and stroke
and nerve damage.
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Diabetes Musculoskeletal System Arthritis 

• Overtime inflammation caused by Diabetes
  can impact the musculoskeletal system comprised
  of muscles, joints, bones, tendons and ligaments
  causing joint pains, nerve damage causing
  musculoskeletal problems. The symptoms of these
  musculoskeletal problems can range from muscle
  and joint pain, swelling and decreased mobility
  in joints.
• Diabetes also increases the risk of
  arthritis Diabetes type-1 which is auto-immune
  diseases can increase the chance of rheumatoid
  arthritis which propels the body to attack its
  bones, joints causing pain, swelling and
  deformities. Type-2 diabetes which is closely
  associated with unhealthy lifestyle and excess
  body weight also increases the risk
  of osteoarthritis owing to excess stress the
  weight puts on joint and bones in the lower body.
  In general, it is estimated that a diabetic is
  two times more likely to develop arthritis than a
  normal person in his life time.

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Diabetes Back Pain Impact on Spine Surgery

• According to research by Mayo Clinic, it is
  estimated that 27 of the diabetic patients
  suffer from some form of back pain as opposed to
  13 in the general population.
• While high sugar levels and bad cholesterol
  levels associated with uncontrolled diabetes can
  trigger the tissue damage, poor blood circulation
  increases the cartilage inflammation of the
  discs. On top of this, due to narrowing of blood
  vessels in diabetes, discs may not receive proper
  nutrition leading to disc degeneration causing a
  slew of back problems. Muscle strength loss and
  medications associated with diabetes in general,
  obesity and unhealthy weight gain that is
  associated with type-2 diabetes can also play a
  role in lower back pain.

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Diabetes Back Pain Impact on Spine Surgery

• Having said that, the research is still not
  conclusive enough to pinpoint that causes of
  increased risk of back pain in diabetics.
  However, if you are diabetic who has been
  recommended spine surgery by a spine
  specialist to treat your back pain or any other
  spine condition you must keep in minds
  that diabetes does impact the spine surgery.
• High blood sugar levels can increase the
  complications of deep vein thrombosis, silent
  heart attacks and a slew of other health problems
  that can manifest without any noticeable
  symptoms. Due to inherent problems of tissue
  healing, the pain relief can slow or less for
  diabetics undergoing spine surgery. In general
  post-surgical recovery can be longer and diabetic
  patients undergoing the spine surgery procedure
  need more hospital stay compared to the general
  population.

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proper care of the patients 

• However, by making necessary lifestyle
  changes (diet, exercise, stress reduction) and
  taking proper care of the patients after surgery
  can reduce the risk of complications and ensure
  successful surgical procedure for diabetics. If
  you are a diabetic patient looking for a spine
  specialist in UK treatment of back pain or any
  other spine condition, you can contact Children
  and Adult Spinal Surgeon, Mr Jwalant S.
  Mehta https//www.mehtaspine.co.uk/

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Contact us

• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic

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Contact and Connect

• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
  1939
• Medico-legal secretary Jan Clarke 44 121
  4508928
• Spire Parkway Hospital 0121 704 5500
• BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre) 0808 101 0337
• BMI Priory 0121 446 1638
• Email info_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
• The appointments are booked through the clinic