Co-Morbidities question

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good morning peeps
could anyone please tell me what are classed as Co-Morbidities please?
I know high blood pressure is one but are there many more?
any help would be great
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[Olsbols]

This isn't a complete list, but here are some of the most common...

• Diabetes Mellitus - metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to produce enough, or to properly use, insulin
  
  
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea - when a person stops breathing during periods of sleep
  
  
• Hypertension - higher than normal pressure inside the arteries
  
  
  
• Intertriginous soft tissue infections - infections in excess folds of skin that are caused by obesity
  
  
• Weight-related arthropathies (joint diseases) which impair physical activity
  
  
• Obesity-related psychological stress

I had Type II DB before my Gastric Bypass and my blood sugars were out of control, even on 3g of Metformin a day.

Now I am off the Metformin and my blood sugars are, on average, around 8 mmol/l

Hope that helps


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[shelbell]

Hi,

I got mine on co-morbidities, I have quite a list but the main ones are Lupus and Psoriatric Arthritus. My Bariatric Co-ordinator researched the effects of weight and weight loss on my illnesses for the funding application.