« Individuals with Diabetes Should Lower Cholesterol with Statin Therapy | Main | Excess Body Fat Can Lead to the Onset of Diabetes »
May 16, 2005
Most Diabetics Unaware of Serious Complications
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The majority of people with diabetes have never heard of diabetic neuropathy -- nerve damage that causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the feet and hands -- researchers report.Furthermore, only one in four people with symptoms of diabetic neuropathy had ever been diagnosed by their doctors.
Investigators in a study cited by the Reuters article found that more than 7 out of 10 diabetics said they had experienced symptoms of neuropathy in the past year.
However, 56 percent of the people who were having symptoms had never heard of diabetic neuropathy. Nearly 1 in 7 diabetics with symptoms of neuropathy who had mentioned their symptoms to their doctors said that their doctors had not mentioned anything about a potential cause.
Posted by Diabetologica at May 16, 2005 12:32 PM