In Type 2 diabetes there may not be any symptoms, especially initially. This is why screening is so important, especially if you have any of the risk factors for diabetes including obesity, a family history of diabetes or hypertension. Diabetic neuropathy is the name given to the nerve damage caused by diabetes. Nerve damage can also cause problems with internal organs. The symptoms of neuropathy depend on which nerves and what part of the body is affected.
Symptoms can get worse at night.
In addition, neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting many parts of the body, or focal, affecting a single, specific nerve or part of the body. Peripheral neuropathy affects the feet and hands and autonomic neuropathy affects the internal organs. Treatment for neuropathy can include medications to treat the specific symptoms. In addition, careful monitoring of the feet, as well as control of blood glucose levels is essential. According to AHA, two-thirds of people with diabetes mellitus die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease, and adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or suffer a stroke than adults without diabetes.