Minnesota Diabetes Disability Benefits


Diabetes Disability Benefits

Diabetes Minnesota Attorney

Diabetes disability is one of the most common reasons that claimants apply for social security benefits. Approximately 21 million people in the United States have diabetes. In the last 15 years the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled. Diabetes disability benefits are available to people who either meet social security’s diabetes listing impairment or who are unable to work due to limitations caused by diabetes and related complications.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by blood glucose levels higher than normal. People with diabetes have difficulty converting food to energy. Following a meal, food is broken down into a sugar (glucose), which is transported by the blood to cells throughout the body. Insulin is used by cells to assist them in converting blood glucose into energy.

In people who do not have diabetes, the pancreas automatically produces the right amount of insulin to move glucose from blood into the cells. People develop diabetes when either the pancreas does not make enough insulin or the cells in the muscle, liver and fat don’t use insulin properly. Over time, high blood glucose levels damage nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death among people with diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes can eventually lead to other health problems as well, such as vision loss, kidney failure, and amputations.

There are two main types of diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes most often appears during childhood. It was previously called juvenile-onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetes develops when the body’s immune system destroys the pancreatic cells that produce the hormone insulin. Type 1 diabetes disability risk factors include autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors.

Type 2 diabetes accounts for over 90% of the diagnosed cases of diabetes. It was previously called adult-onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is associated with older age and obesity. The body develops an increased resistance of the cell’s ability to utilize insulin.

Diabetes disability can cause serious complications and premature death. Over the years, high blood glucose (hyperglycemia), can damage nerves and blood vessels leading to complications including: kidney disease, blindness, heart disease and stroke, nerve problems, gum infections, and amputation. These complications can lead to diabetes disability, which if properly documented, can be the basis for social security benefits.

Fields Law diabetes disability attorneys will assist you in getting the medical records and supporting documentation you need to provide the SSA with evidence of your diabetes disability. If you are unable to work because of diabetes mellitus we can help you apply for social security benefits. If you have been denied disability benefits we can appeal your case.

We offer a Free case review. Our Minnesota diabetes disability attorneys understand how frustrating it is to have diabetes and be denied disability benefits when you are unable to work. There are never any fees unless we win your disability case.

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We are a Minnesota Disability Law Firm dedicated to helping people in Minnesota get the Social Security Disability benefits they deserve.

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