subject: Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms And Remedy [print this page] Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes. High blood sugar can injure nerve fibers throughout your body, but diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in your legs and feet.
Depending on the affected nerves, symptoms of diabetic neuropathy can range from pain and numbness in your extremities to problems with your digestive system, urinary tract, blood vessels and heart. For some people, these symptoms are mild; for others, diabetic neuropathy can be painful, disabling and even fatal.
Diabetic neuropathy is a common serious complication of diabetes. Yet you can often prevent diabetic neuropathy or slow its progress with tight blood sugar control and a healthy lifestyle.
Symptoms
There are four main types of diabetic neuropathy. You may have just one type or symptoms of several types. Most develop gradually, and you may not notice problems until considerable damage has occurred. The signs and symptoms of diabetic neuropathy vary, depending on the type of neuropathy and which nerves are affected.
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is the most common form of diabetic neuropathy. Your feet and legs are often affected first, followed by your hands and arms. Possible signs and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include:
Numbness or reduced ability to feel pain or changes in temperature, especially in your feet and toes
A tingling or burning feeling
Sharp, jabbing pain that may be worse at night
Pain when walking
Extreme sensitivity to the lightest touch for some people, even the weight of a sheet can be agonizing
Muscle weakness and difficulty walking
Serious foot problems, such as ulcers, infections, deformities, and bone and joint pain
Autonomic neuropathy
The autonomic nervous system controls your heart, bladder, lungs, stomach, intestines, sex organs and eyes. Diabetes can affect the nerves in any of these areas, possibly causing:
A lack of awareness that blood sugar levels are low (hypoglycemia unawareness)
Bladder problems, including frequent urinary tract infections or urinary incontinence
Constipation, uncontrolled diarrhea or a combination of the two
Slow stomach emptying (gastroparesis), leading to nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite
Difficulty swallowing
Erectile dysfunction in men
Vaginal dryness and other sexual difficulties in women
Increased or decreased sweating
Inability of your body to adjust blood pressure and heart rate, leading to sharp drops in blood pressure when you rise from sitting or lying down (orthostatic hypotension) that may cause you to feel lightheaded or even faint
Problems regulating your body temperature
Changes in the way your eyes adjust from light to dark
Increased heart rate when you're at rest
REMEDY FOR NEUROPATHY
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