Diabetes Dateline

Revised Fact Sheet on Diabetic Neuropathies

The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) has published a comprehensive 12-page reference on diabetic neuropathies for people with diabetes. Diabetic Neuropathies: The Nerve Damage of Diabetes provides practical information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and interventions for various types of neuropathies, which in one form or another affect about half of those with diabetes.

Some patients are already aware of the most common form of the disorder, peripheral neuropathy, and its threat to the lower extremities. But the varied and often subtle ways that diabetic nerve damage can also target other body systems are less well known to most people.

Heightened awareness of the mild symptoms that may signal nerve damage may lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, resulting ultimately in an improvement in the quality of life. This publication describes, system by system, those symptoms that may have a neurological basis. It also reviews the essentials of daily foot care.

The fact sheet is available online at http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/neuropathies/index.htm, or use the online catalog to order printed copies.

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