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Diabetic Nerve Problems

Also called: Diabetic neuropathy
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If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Over time, this can damage the covering on your nerves or the blood vessels that bring oxygen to your nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages, or may send messages slowly or at the wrong times.

This damage is called diabetic neuropathy. Over half of people with diabetes get it. Symptoms may include:

  • Numbness in your hands, legs, or feet
  • Shooting pains, burning, or tingling
  • Nausea, vomiting, constipation, or diarrhea
  • Problems with sexual function
  • Urinary problems
  • Dizziness when you change positions quickly

Your doctor will diagnose diabetic neuropathy with a physical exam and nerve tests. Controlling your blood sugar can help prevent nerve problems, or keep them from getting worse. Treatment may include pain relief and other medicines.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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  • Nerve Damage (Diabetic Neuropathies) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Peripheral Neuropathy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Also in Spanish

Symptoms

  • Symptoms of Peripheral Neuropathy (Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy)

Diagnosis and Tests

  • Autonomic Testing From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

  • Therapies for Treating Diabetic Nerve Pain (American Academy of Neurology) - PDF

Related Issues

  • Your Feet and Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Specifics

  • Additional Types of Neuropathy (American Diabetes Association)
  • Autonomic Neuropathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
  • Diabetes, Sexual, and Bladder Problems From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
  • Gastroparesis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetic Neuropathies From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Predicting diabetic peripheral neuropathy through advanced plantar pressure analysis: a machine...
  • Article: Prevalence and Presentation of Lower Limb Neurovascular Complications in Children With...
  • Article: Sudomotor Dysfunction as an Early Marker of Autonomic and Cardiovascular Risk...
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  • American Diabetes Association
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases From the National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke From the National Institutes of Health
  • NIDDK Information Clearinghouses and Health Information Center From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Patient Handouts

  • Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Diabetes and nerve damage (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
  • Nerve damage from diabetes - self-care (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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  • Cranial mononeuropathy III - diabetic type
  • Diabetes and nerve damage
  • Nerve damage from diabetes - self-care

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  • Diabetes Complications
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  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders

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