Diabetic Neuropathy: Things you Should Know

What Is Diabetic Neuropathy? 

Sustained, untreated high blood sugar levels can damage almost every organ in the body, and the nerves are among the most sensitive. Damage to the nerves, or diabetic neuropathy, starts with the nerves of your lower extremities.

Symptoms include pins and needles, burning sensation, pain and numbness in the legs and feet, as well as problems with the digestive system, urinary tract, heart, and overall blood circulation.

What are the types of diabetic neuropathy?

There are different types of diabetic neuropathy, and each one brings a different set of symptoms and challenges. To further complicate matters, diabetics can suffer from two or more types of diabetic neuropathy.

1. what is peripheral neuropathy?

Peripheral Neuropathy is also known as distal symmetric peripheral neuropathy, is the most commonly seen diabetic neuropathy.

It starts by affecting feet and legs, progressing to hands and arms. Sufferers report symptoms being worse at night.

2. Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy

The body has an involuntary or diabetic autonomic nervous system that is responsible for controlling organs like the heart, bladder, stomach, intestines, reproductive organs, and eyes.

3. Proximal neuropathy (diabetic polyradiculopathy)

Proximal Neuropathy also called diabetic amyotrophy, generally affects nerves in the leg—thighs, hips, buttocks, legs. But it can also affect organs in the abdomen and chest cavity.

4. Diabetic Mononeuropathy (focal neuropathy)

Diabetic Mononeuropathy Mono means ‘one’ and that’s what this type of neuropathy indicates—damage to a specific nerve.

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