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Diabetic neuropathy is a long term complication of diabetes and tends to develop over a period of years or decades. With good blood glucose control neuropathy can be significantly delayed or avoided. The first instances of nerve damage are likely to be noticed as reduced feeling in the body’s extremities, such as the hands and feet.
People with peripheral vascular disease or diabetic neuropathy may suffer from muscle cramps, with poor circulation and nerve damage likely to instigate spasms. Medication . Side effects from certain medications used to treat diabetes can result in muscle cramps.
Sensory neuropathy starts from the extremities of the body such as the feet or hands and can develop to affect the legs and arms. The symptoms of sensory neuropathy will be present at the part of your body where the nerves are affected: Numbness. Reduced ability to sense pain or extreme temperatures. Tingling feeling.
Neurogenic bladder is a form of diabetic neuropathy in which selective damage leads to autonomic neuropathy where the nerves affected result in decreased urination frequency. Urination dysfunction has long been a problem associated with diabetes, and bladder problems can often be more severe in people with diabetes.
Motor neuropathy occurs if the motor nerves which control muscle movements become damaged. As with sensory neuropathy, the parts of the body most likely to be affected are the feet, hands, legs and arms. Motor neuropathy can affect our body’s ability to co-ordinate movements, particularly with regard to walking which can lead to a form of ...
A common cause is a change in diet, particularly related to a reduction in intake of insoluble fibre. Other causes may include: Lack of hydration. Autonomic neuropathy. Coeliac disease. Irritable bowel syndrome. Colorectal cancer. Certain medications. Medications that may result in constipation include antidepressants, water tablets and calcium ...
If neuropathy affects the vagus nerves, which help to control the functioning of the stomach, a condition called gastroparesis develops. Gastroparesis causes emptying of the stomach to become impaired leading to food staying in the stomach too long. This can result in symptoms such as abdominal bloating, nausea, heartburn and unpredictable ...
No-one here really can determine whether or not what you're experiencing is neuropathy or even diabetes related at all. My neuropathy concerns both damage to the long nerves in my feet ( resulting in a persistent mild tingle, definitely not pain theses days) and some (again apparently permanent) autonomic neuropathy which affects mainly my gut ...
Stiff Hand Syndrome. Diabetic stiff hand syndromen, also known as diabetic cheiroarthropathy, is a disorder in which finger movement becomes limited as the hands become waxy and thickened. Both people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes can be affected by diabetic stiff hand syndromen, but optimising glycemic control and physical therapy ...
Secondary restless leg usually affects people over 40, and is associated with a number of reasons that can worsen symptoms, including: Chronic health conditions – such as diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, iron deficiency, Parkinson’s disease, kidney failure and an underactive thyroid gland. Pregnancy – restless leg syndrome can be ...