An audience member with Type 2 Diabetes asks Dr. Oz why she has painful sensations of pins and needles in her feet. (Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic disease marked by high levels of sugar/glucose in the blood).
Dr. Oz explains that the audience member’s pain is due to Peripheral Neuropathy (a problem with the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord). Dr. Oz states that the sugar molecules passing through the nerves are like glass, scraping-off the lining of the nerve walls. Dr. Oz compares the nerve to a cable carrying electricity; if the cable cracks, then you have short circuiting. In this case, the short circuiting is the painful sensation of pins and needles.
Dr. Oz suggests temporary remedies of B vitamins, B12 injections, topical anesthetics, and diet control. Exercise also helps treat Type 2 Diabetes.
Dr. Oz also notes, that typically when there is a nerve issue, if the issue persists on both sides, it is most likely a systematic problem. When the nerve issue persists on one side, it tends to be related to spinal cord problems.
An audience member had her eyebrows fall-out a couple years ago, and she is now losing hair on her head. She asks Dr. Oz if there is a connection to the hair loss in both regions.
Dr. Oz explains that the life expectancy in eyebrow hair is different than the hair on one’s head. He also states that some hair loss might be a result of hormone, thyroid, or iron issues. Dr. Oz suggests that the audience member’s hair’s life expectancy might be shortening, and he also states that about 40% of women experience some balding in their lifetime.
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 12:10 PM EDT
Dr. Oz, host of "The Dr. Oz Show" airing weekdays at 4pm on ABC 22.Dr. Oz is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received several patents. He performs 250 heart operations annually.
Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University (1982) and obtained a joint MD and MBA (1986) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. He was awarded the Captain's Athletic Award for leadership in college and was Class President followed by President of the Student Body during medical school. He lives in Cliffside Park, NJ with his wife Lisa of 23 years and their four children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe, and Oliver.
Previously, Dr. Oz was a featured health expert on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for over five seasons, spanning 55 episodes. He has also served as chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications, where his "Transplant!" series won both a Freddie and a Silver Telly award. In addition to numerous appearances on "Good Morning America," he has also appeared on the "Today" show, "Larry King Live," "The View," guest-hosted the "Charlie Rose" show and appeared on all the evening news broadcasts. He also served as medical director of Denzel Washington's "John Q" and participated in several other feature films.
Dr. Oz authored five New York Times Best Sellers including YOU: The Owner's Manual, YOU: The Smart Patient, YOU: On a Diet, YOU: Staying Young, YOU: Being Beautiful as well as the award winning Healing from the Heart. He has a regular column in Esquire magazine where his article "Retool, Reboot, and Rebuild" was awarded the 2009 National Magazine Award for Personal Service, and an ongoing column in O, The Oprah Magazine.
Dr. Oz is also the host of a daily talk show on Sirius XM Radio's "Oprah Radio" on XM Channel 156 and Sirius Channel 195 (as part of its "Best of XM" package).
In addition to belonging to every major professional society for heart surgeons, Dr. Oz has been honored as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People (08), Esquire magazine's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum (99-04), and "The Harvard 100 Most Influential Alumni" in the 02138 magazine, as well as receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor (08). He won the prestigious Gross Surgical Research Scholarship, and has received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University, He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine, a "Doctor of the Year" by Hippocrates magazine and "Healer of the Millennium" by Healthy Living magazine. Dr. Oz is annually elected as a highest quality physician by the Castle Connolly Guide as well as other major ranking groups.
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