What is diabetic neuropathy?
People with diabetes must regulate their blood sugar levels; they shouldn’t be too high or too low. People who have difficulty regulating their blood sugar levels or who have wide swings are at risk of developing nerve damage, called neuropathy, of the peripheral nerves (affecting hand and feet, for example), autonomic (digestions, sexual responses, bowel and bladder), proximal (thighs and hips, for example), and focal (sudden weakness in a nerve or group of nerves in one part of the body). It can take years for this damage to occur. The symptoms usually come on gradually and may …read more