Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories your body burns at rest. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating. Your BMR uses up about two-thirds of your daily calories.
1 Diabetes-related complications include damage to large and small blood vessels, which can lead to heart attack and stroke, and problems with the kidneys, eyes, feet and nerves. 2  The risk of most diabetes-related complications can be reduced.  Regular screening is important to detect complications early.
The Effects of Diabetes on the Feet. Diabetes is a serious condition which can have many effects on the feet, including: (1) Nerve damage, resulting in numbness, extensive burning, pain, coldness, pins and needles or tingling while at rest. These nerves may actually affect the position sense, so that the joints or bones actually collapse with time.