You may have heard that diabetes can affect just about every organ system in the body. It can also affect a part of the body that you normally don’t think about—and maybe take a little bit for granted: your hands!
We rely on our hands to do so many things: Holding and carrying items, writing, typing and texting, playing games, driving a car, holding hands and patting our pets are just some of the daily tasks that require functioning hands.
Our hands contain 27 bones; the wrist alone has eight bones. In addition, our hands are made up of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and joint capsules. The hands can have numerous problems, including sprains, fractures, tendonitis, arthritis and dislocation. If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you may also be at risk of developing other disorders, often grouped under the term “diabetic
