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Diabetic Neuropathy - Damaged Nerves In Diabetics

Diabetes can result in damage to nerves. When the nerves become damaged in diabetics, this condition is known as diabetic neuropathy. Damage to the nerves makes it hard on the nerves to carry messages to the brain as well as other body parts and may cause numbness and some amount of painful tingling in the body in different areas. With diabetic neuropathy, a person may find his or her strength as well as feelings in the body being affected and the heart may not be able to be at par in relation to the needs of the body.

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To find out whether you have diabetic neuropathy or not, you should ensure that there is no numbness in the feet and toes. Other symptoms of diabetic neuropathy are pain or burning feeling in the legs, lightheadedness that may result in falls and diarrhea as well as constipation and men may also not be able to achieve erection. There can be serious consequences to having diabetic neuropathy that may cause damage to the nerves in the legs and feet as well as cause general pain in parts of the body.

To prevent foot problems from diabetic neuropathy, one can check the feet daily and check within the shoes that there is no gravel or torn lining that could hurt the feet. It may also entail having a doctor check the feet at least once a year and also making sure that one wears the right shoes. Foot sores are often caused by ill-fitting shoes and in the case of new shoes, break them in slowly. In case of doubt and for more information, one should consult a doctor.

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