What Is This Burning, Throbbing, or Painful Tingling in My Hands or Feet?
Managing diabetes can be tough. This is especially true when you begin to notice
new symptoms. You may be wondering if these symptoms could be related to
your diabetes.
The answer could be yes.
The most common type of diabetic neuropathy is peripheral neuropathy (burning, throbbing,
or painful tingling in your hands or feet).
In the early stages of peripheral neuropathy, some people have no signs. Some may
have numbness or tingling in the feet. Because nerve damage can occur over several
years, these cases may go unnoticed. The patient may only become aware of neuropathy
if the nerve damage gets worse and becomes painful.
When a person has pain that is caused by nerve damage from diabetes, it is called
Diabetic Nerve Pain.
Diabetic Nerve Pain Is a Growing Problem
About 8% of Americans have diabetes. Unfortunately, this number is only growing.
As would be expected, the number of people suffering from Diabetic Nerve Pain has
also increased.
- It is estimated that 23.6 million Americans are affected by diabetes
- Diabetic Nerve Pain is a common diabetes complication, as are kidney and eye
(retinopathy) conditions
- Approximately 26% of patients with diabetes have Diabetic Nerve Pain
- This adds up to 6.1 million Americans with Diabetic Nerve Pain
Nerve pain is different from other types of pain, like pain from a muscle ache or
sprained ankle. Common pain medicines like aspirin may not work for nerve pain.
However, there is a
prescription treatment option. This treatment
is clinically proven to provide effective relief from the burning, throbbing, or
painful tingling of Diabetic Nerve Pain.