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 science behind how diabetes affects your feet. The high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes can affect your circulation and damage the sensory, motor or autonomic nerves in the body. Nerve damage is known as neuropathy, and the feet are often the first part of the body to be affected.