What Is Diabetic Neuropathy?
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by prolonged high blood glucose, most commonly affecting the feet and legs first. It's especially dangerous because it works quietly — patients lose the ability to feel pain, heat or injury in the foot, which is exactly why so many foot ulcers go unnoticed until they're already serious.
Common Symptoms
Tingling, burning or "pins and needles" sensations in the feet · Numbness, especially in the toes, spreading upward over time · Sharp, stabbing nerve pain (often worse at night) · Loss of balance or coordination · Extreme sensitivity to touch in some patients, numbness in others
Our Treatment Approach
Nerve function testing (biothesiometry) to establish baseline sensation levels → medication and supplements for symptom relief where nerve pain is present → structured foot-risk education, since numbness means patients need to look for problems they can no longer feel → regular monitoring, because neuropathy is a key early-warning factor CDFC screens for at every visit.
