Just like with diabetes itself, there is no known “cure” for peripheral neuropathy, only ways to manage it and stop progression, similarly to the natural treatments for diabetes. But for others, neuropathy causes a good amount of pain, digestive issues, problems with the heart and blood vessels, the inability to go about life normally, and even death if major organs are affected badly enough.ĭiabetic neuropathy can trigger a cascade of events that lead to even more serious complications. For some people, only mild symptoms develop from nerve damage, such as tingling or numbness in the limbs. In fact, up to 60 percent to 70 percent of all diabetics experience some form of neuropathy. Not every person with diabetes symptoms develops complications such as neuropathy, but many do. Neuropathy can form anywhere but is most likely to affect nerves running through the limbs, hands and feet. ( 1)ĭiabetic neuropathy (also sometimes called peripheral neuropathy) is the term for nerve damage caused by diabetes, a chronic condition that occurs when the body doesn’t use the hormone insulin properly. Neuropathy is a pathological condition that encompasses more than 100 different forms and manifestations of nerve damage, both in people with diabetes and those without. Diabetes itself is extremely common, affecting about one in every three adults in the U.S., and diabetic neuropathy is one of the most likely complications to develop as a side effect because high blood sugar levels affect nerve fibers throughout the body.
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