If you have diabetes (and especially if you blood sugar is out of control), you are twice as likely to have a stroke as though without diabetes. So recognition of a stroke is key to getting early treatment.

If you have a stroke you may have sudden onset of:

1. Weakness

2. Numbness of one side of your body in your legs, arms, or face

3. Confusion

4. Trouble talking

5. Trouble understanding what other people are saying

6. Dizziness

7. Loss of balance

8. Trouble standing or walking

9. Trouble seeing out of one or both eyes

10. Double vision

11. Severe headache

Call 911 immediately if you have any of these symptoms. Do not delay. If you can get early treatment (within the first hour) you may be able to prevent permanent brain damage.

The doctor may do certain tests and these are:

Neurological examination

Blood tests

Ultrasound examination

X-rays

If an ischemic stroke is confirmed, treatment will begin immediately. The doctor will give you a drug called tPA. This drug works by helping dissolving the clot that is blocking blood to areas of the brain. This drug must be given within three hours of the onset of the stroke. The drug may greatly improve the chances of a full recovery if given as soon as possible.

Preventing Another Stroke

1. Keep your blood sugar under control.

2. Eat wisely.

3. Exercise as directed by your physician.

4. Take all medications as prescribed by your doctor.

5. Keep your blood pressure under control.

6. Stop smoking.

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