Diabetic Neuropathy

Nerves depend on multiple tiny vessels which carry nutrients and oxygen to keep intact all the segments of these very long nerves. Damage to one small segment can result in loss of feeling, pain or burning sensations that bother the foot and leg.

Feet:- Diabetes can decrease the blood supply to the foot and gradually damages the nerves which carry sensation. A second micro vascular disease is diabetic foot or diabetic peripheral neuropathy or distal symmetric neuropathy. Neuropathy is the common complication of diabetes, and due to high blood sugar, chemical changes occur in the nerves. It always starts in the feet as they are the longest nerves and fed with longest blood vessels of the body. Generally it is seen in the obese people with high blood sugar levels and age more than 40 years. Neuropathy can develop within a span of first few years and it affects approximately 60% of diabetics