Symmetric polyneuropathy
Distal sensory or sensorimotor
Mononeuropathy, radiculopathy, and polyradiculo...
Most common form (typical): symmetric distal sensory or sensorimotor polyneuropathy
Distressing numbness, tingling, pain of legs/feet, usually worse at night; allodynia; hyperalgesia
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Maintain blood glucose close to normal.
Provide appropriate footwear to prevent pressure damage to insensate feet.
Generalized symmetric polyneuropathies
Usually slow, chronic progression
Insensitive but painless foot as pain lessens
Focal neuropathies
Recovery over months to years
Bril V, England J, Franklin GM, et al. Evidence-based guideline: treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy: report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of N...
E10.42 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy
E11.42 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy
E13.42 Oth diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy
E08.42 Diabe...
Occasionally, when glycemic control improves dramatically, as can occur when treatment for diabetes is initiated, there may be a worsening of neuropathy symptoms (described as treatmen...
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