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Diabetic nerve pain, also called diabetic neuropathy, is a serious and preventable complication of diabetes. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 60 to 70 percent of diabetics have some form of nerve pain.
Significance
With diabetes, your body becomes insulin resistant. The insulin is used to regulate how much sugar moves into your cells. Thus, your body can't produce the amount of insulin required to maintain a normal blood sugar level.
Function
Diabetic nerve pain occurs slowly. If you develop peripheral neuropathy, you feel tingling, burning, pain or numbness in your extremities. You can experience muscle weakness and loss of balance.
Causes
Prolonged high blood sugar, also known as high glucose, causes your nerve damage.
Treatment
According to the Mayo Clinic, treatment for diabetic nerve damage focuses on pain relief, slowing the progression of the nerve damage, restoring function and managing complications like digestive problems.
Other Types
Autonomic neuropathy affects the nervous system that affects organs like your heart and lungs. Proximal neuropathy affects the nerves in your thigh, buttocks and hip. Also, focal neuropathy affects a single nerve.
Source:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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