Diabetes Tag

There are five basic types of diabetic neuropathy that all damage the nerves but in different parts of the body and hence different symptoms and results. However, all these are linked and it may be difficult to differentiate one type of neuropathy from another without...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a type of nerve damage that affects about half of patients with diabetes. Symptoms can be incredibly painful, and most often manifest in the legs and feet....

According to the American Diabetes Association (June 10, 2014), 29.1 million Americans, 9.3% of the population, had diabetes in 2012. Of those 29.1 million, 8.1 million Americans went undiagnosed. The number of diabetics had risen from 25.8 million in 2010, which was a 13% increase....