Why does diabetes affect our lungs and cause dry, itchy skin?
Our lungs are related to the skin. If our skin is smooth and shinny, we know that our lungs are in good health. Diabetes resulting from kidney yin deficiency causes our internal heat to move upward. This consumes the nutrients of the lungs, thereby causes the lungs to be dry. The lungs, in turn, will then consume the nutrients from the body that nourishes the skin, therefore, cause the skin to be dry and itchy. This not only causes our skin to be dry and itchy, but also causes us to have dry cough, coughing without mucus. How does diabetes affect liver and eyes? The liver is related to the eyes. Diabetes often causes our liver to be hyperactive. This causes our eyes to have blur vision. If glucose level within the blood increases over a short period of time, this will affect the retina. If the retina is too damaged, it is the cause of excessive glucose level within the blood that causes blur vision. About 80% of diabetics will soon incur some form of retina malfunction. Sometimes, this
