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8 Facts on Diabetic Neuropathy

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1. Nerve damage is common in diabetes.

About half of people with diabetes develop some type of neuropathy. With time, the nerves become injured by high blood glucose levels. The excess glucose damages the walls of the small blood vessels that nourish nerves and injures the delicate coating that surrounds nerves.

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Medically Reviewed By: Williams, Robert, MD

Last Annual Review Date: 2010-01-16

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Reference: Diabetes section on Better Medicine

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