Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Introduction

A neurological disorder where the peripheral nerves are damaged due to diabetes. The nerve damage can cause a number of symptoms including pain, loss of sensation and tingling. The feelings usually start in the peripheral areas such as the toes but may spread to the feet and hands..

Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

• Mild symptoms - may take years to develop
• Paresthesias - abnormal sensations on the affected areas such as hand, fingers, feet and toes.
• Numbness in toes
• Pain in toes
• Tingling in toes
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 21 symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy:

• Muscle weakness
• Lost sensation
• Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Paresthesias
  • Foot paresthesias
  • Toe paresthesias
  • Hand paresthesias
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Self Assessment Tools

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Medical Mistakes

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12...read more »

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Hospitals & Clinics: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Rare Types

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Causes of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

• Diabetes
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Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

• Pain relief medications
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Latest Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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News Archives for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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• Epalrestat: an aldose reductase inhibitor for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy
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• Effect of weight-bearing activity on foot ulcer incidence in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: feet first randomized controlled trial
• Assessment and management of chronic pain.
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Statistics for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Broader Related Topics

• Diabetic neuropathy
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Types of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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