Diabetic neuropathy mostly comes in four different forms. You can have only one type of neuropathy or several different types.
Depending on the type you have, and which nerves are impacted, your symptoms will vary. Typically, symptoms appear over time. It is possible that nothing will be wrong with you until there has been significant nerve damage.
Peripheral neuropathy: normally affects the feet and legs but can also affect the hands and arms. It is the most prevalent form of nerve injury in diabetics. Symptoms may include:
Numbness
Burning feeling
Cramps and muscle weakness
High sensitivity to touch
Serious foot problems such as infections and ulcers Autonomic neuropathy: damage to the nerves that control your internal organs. Your heart rate, blood pressure, digestive system, bladder, sex organs, sweat glands, eyes, and capacity to detect hypoglycemia can all be affected by autonomic neuropathy. Symptoms may include:
Nausea and vomiting
Loss of appetite
Bowel and bladder problems
Increased or decreased sweating
Problems with how your eye adjusts from light to dark and from far to near
Problems with the sexual response (like the failure of erection in men and dryness of the vagina in women)
Dizziness or fainting due to blood pressure drop while rising from sitting
Proximal neuropathy: typically, the nerves in the thighs, hips, buttocks, or legs are affected by this type of neuropathy. Additionally, the chest and abdomen may be impacted. Although they may spread to the other side, symptoms typically only affect one side of the body. Symptoms may include:
Severe stomach pain
Severe pain in thigh and hips
Difficulty getting up from a setting position
Focal neuropathy: only one nerve is normally affected; these nerves are typically affected in the hand, head, chest, and leg. Symptoms may include:
Double vision
Paralysis of one side of the face
Numbness in the hand or fingers
Dropping things because of the weakness of hands
Pain behind one eye
If you experience any of these symptoms, visit a Diabetes and Endocrinology doctor, who might refer you to a Vascular Surgery doctor (Arteries and Vein Surgery doctor) or a Neurologist (Brain and Nerves doctor), for proper diagnosis and treatment to prevent further complications.