10/12/2020
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Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that is a major consequence of chronic diabetes. High blood sugar can injure nerves throughout your body. Diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in your legs and feet. Diabetic neuropathy is a serious diabetes complication that may affect as many as 50% of diabetics.
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Diabetic neuropathy is of four types
🔹Peripheral neuropathy
🔹Autonomic Neuropathy
🔹Focal Neuropathies
🔹Proximal Neuropathy
With Peripheral Neuropathy being the most common one, as about one-third to one-half of people with diabetes have peripheral neuropathy. This type of neuropathy affects the distal end of the limbs i.e feet, legs and sometimes hands, fingers and arms.
❗Symptoms depend on which type of diabetic neuropathy you have.
🔸Diabetic Neuropathy symptoms can range from pain and numbness in your feet to problems with the functions of your internal organs, such as your heart and bladder. Symptoms can also include tingling or burning sensation, serious foot problems, such as ulcers, infections, and bone and joint pain, bladder or bowel problems, increased sensitivity to touch, changes in the way your eyes adjust from light to dark, decreased sexual response etc.
In cases of severe or prolonged peripheral neuropathy, you may be vulnerable to injuries or infections.
In serious cases, poor wound healing or infection can lead to amputation.
🔸Other causes of Diabetic Neuropathy also include damage to the blood vessels caused by high cholesterol levels, mechanical injury, such as injuries caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, lifestyle factors, such as smoking or alcohol use etc.
🔸Although there’s no cure for diabetic neuropathy, but you can slow its progression. Diabetic neuropathy is preventable and you can slow its progress with consistent blood sugar management and a healthy lifestyle.
Keeping your blood sugar levels within a healthy range is the best way to decrease the likelihood of developing diabetic neuropathy and slow its progression. It can also relieve some symptoms.
🔹Visit your dr if you have any symptoms and have had diabetes for quite some time now.
Stay safe 🙂
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@ The Hospital