Hello Olander,
Significant clinical neuropathy can develop within the first 10 years after diagnosis of diabetes and the risk of developing neuropathy increases the longer a person has diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy appears to be more common in smokers, people over 40 years of age, and those who have had problems controlling their blood glucose levels.
The most common type of peripheral neuropathy damages the nerves of the limbs, especially the feet. Nerves on both sides of the body are affected.
Common symptoms of this kind of neuropathy are :
Numbness or insensitivity to pain or temperature
Tingling, burning, or prickling
Sharp pains or cramps
Extreme sensitivity to touch, even light touch
Loss of balance and coordination.
These symptoms are often worse at night.
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