Now, all you need to round out your lazy days of summer is a stack of good books. Here are my notes to help you select some topics in your area of interest. Significant clinical neuropathy can develop within the first 10 years after your diagnosis, and the risk increases the longer you have diabetes. There are three major types of diabetic neuropathy, and they can affect virtually every part of the body.
Focal neuropathy affects the eyes, facial muscles, hearing, pelvis, lower back, thigh and abdomen.
After his diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy, John Senneff, a retired attorney, found there was little information available as he sought to learn more about it. All major credit cards are accepted. Don't let the title put you off, it's one of the best guides to diabetes management I've read. Parents may be interested to know that there's even a chapter on managing a baby or preschooler with diabetes. Dr. Rubin is way ahead of the headlines, as he's even included dealing with obesity and type 2 diabetes in children in this book.