What is Diabetic Gastroparesis?

What is Diabetic Gastroparesis?

• Diabetic Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is a diabetic complication that occurs from neuropathy of the stomach nerve (called the "vagus nerve"). This causes digestive difficulties as the food starts to move too slowly through the stomach.

Diabetic Gastroparesis: Introduction

Types of Diabetic Gastroparesis:

Broader types of Diabetic Gastroparesis:

• Autonomic nerve disorders
• Gastroparesis
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Digestive Diseases
• Chronic digestive diseases
• Stomach Conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Diabetic Gastroparesis?

Prognosis of Diabetic Gastroparesis: It is mainly dependent on th sugar level in the blood. A
Complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis

What causes Diabetic Gastroparesis?

Causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis
Cause of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Diabetic sugar levels damage the stomach nerve.
Causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is the result of damage to the vagus nerve, which controls the movement of food through the digestive system. Instead of the food moving through the digestive tract normally, it is retained in the stomach. (Source: excerpt from Gastroparesis and Diabetes: NIDDK)

What are the symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis?

Symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis

Complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis

Onset of Diabetic Gastroparesis: late onset as a diabetic complication

Diabetic Gastroparesis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Diabetic Gastroparesis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Diabetic Gastroparesis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis: see treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis
Research for Diabetic Gastroparesis: see research for Diabetic Gastroparesis

Organs Affected by Diabetic Gastroparesis:

Organs and body systems related to Diabetic Gastroparesis include:

• Stomach
• Digestive

Name of Diabetic Gastroparesis

Main name of condition: Diabetic Gastroparesis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Diabetic Gastroparesis:

• Vagus nerve
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia
• Autonomic neuropathy
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Abdominal surgery

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