Peripheral Neuropathy – A Diabetes Complication

Diabetic neuropathy is due to nervous breakdown, which is caused by the toxicant effects of high amount of blood sugar and very low blood circulation. As many nerve fibers are damaged, the nerves are deprived of their capacity to communicate sensation. The legs and feet get numb which is a usual symptom which 2/3 of people who have diabetes get at some time. The damage also causes nerves to dud.

The damage also makes nerves more likely to misfire. They may send signals of pain to the normal adjoining without any reason. People often explain nerve pain as electrical shock or needles and pins. Nerve pain is certainly in legs and feet but could also be in hands. Around 25 percent of the people who have diabetes feel the nerve pain. The pain can be debilitating of annoying which makes even normal day-to-day activities very painful.

Since symptoms are really worse during night, pain in nerves often intervenes with sleep and problems like depression and irritability could follow. Diabetic nerve pain is considered a minor diabetes complication but not for people who suffer with the pain. The doctors and drugs can help them only little and they should be able to do several things at home by their own. Some of the tips for treatment are as below,

Controlling the levels of Blood Sugar

While reducing the pain caused with diabetic nerve pain, the first strategy is to keep the sugar levels in blood under control. The toxicant impact of high levels of blood sugar could cause nervous damage and nervous pain at the first point. Increased sugar levels can only increase the pain. Keeping the sugar level to average can reduce the continuing damage and also the pain caused due to nerve damage. And since some diabetic nervous damages are reversible, the reduction of sugar can have lot of benefits.

Using Foot Care to Avoid Neuropathic Pain

Nerve pain makes the diabetic patients to visit a doctor. But the feet numbness makes them to come to hospital. It could also lead to amputations, slowly healing infections and ulcers.

Some tips for taking care of the feet,

• Inspect and clean the feet every day. Any ulcer or sore which is not healing usually deserves consulting your doctor.
• Always wear comfy shoes. It is suggested to ask for help to choose the shoes suitable for neuropathic patients.
• Always wear socks that have padding at foot ball and heels.