DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
People with diabetes can, with time, develop damage to nerves throughout the body. Neuropathy brings on numbness, pain, in the feet, legs, and hands. Issues may also occur in other areas, such as the digestive tract, heart, and sex organs.
FIFTY PERCENT OF DIABETIC PATIENTS HAVE NEUROPATHY
Patients with diabetes can develop nerve problems at any moment. However the longer a person has diabetes, the higher the risk. An estimated fifty percent% of individuals with diabetes have some form of neuropathy, though not all of those with neuropathy have symptoms. The greatest rates of neuropathy are among individuals who have had the disease for approximately 25 years.
WHO’S AT RISK
Diabetic neuropathy is more common in people who have trouble managing their blood sugar, in individuals with increased levels of blood fat as well as blood pressure, in obese individuals and in those patients over the age of forty. The most prevalent kind of neuropathy is peripheral neuropathy, also called distal symmetric neuropathy, which affects the legs and arms.
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