6 tips for living with diabetic neuropathy

• April 26, 2024

Inadequate control of the diabetes it triggers several complications that directly affect the quality of life of patients; one of them is the painful diabetic neuropathy , a condition that affects between 50 and 75% of people diagnosed with diabetes in a lapse that goes from five to 10 years from the onset of the disease.

In this regard, the medical Betina Hernández , medical manager ofl Pain Area in Pfizer , stated: "Painful diabetic neuropathy is one of the most annoying and persistent characteristics of diabetes, and it can appear when the disease is decompensated for a long time."

High glucose levels, among other things, directly affect the nervous system of people who suffer diabetes , it makes the task of the nerves difficult to transmit messages to the brain and other parts of the body, which causes the call painful diabetic neuropathy . The lack of sensitivity, numbness and painful tingling in different areas, mainly in extremities, are signs of neuropathic pain.

How to face it?

Dr. Hernández offers some recommendations to improve your quality of life:

• Eat balanced: For the optimal control of the levels of blood glucose It should be carried out a diet with low content in fats and in carbohydrates . That is, you must cook your food with the minimum amount of oil; Do not use animal lard and avoid complex sugars such as sweets and / or soft drinks.

• Do exercise: Three or more exercise sessions per week lasting one hour or more are recommended; Change sedentary lifestyle, where you can include outdoor activities such as bicycle or regular walk.

• Visit to the doctor: At the first symptom of altered sensitivity, burning, tingling or touch, you should see a specialist to make an early diagnosis and avoid future complications.
• Attachment to medications : Respect the dosage and form of your drugs, as well as follow the indications of your specialist, are basic measures to achieve success in your treatment.
• Avoid ingesting toxic substances: Ideally, people living with diabetes should decrease their consumption of alcohol , cigar Y drug . These, damage the peripheral nerves and increase the presence of pain.

• Hygiene: It is very important to maintain excellent care of the hands and feet; Periodic and very slow check-ups are performed, because the extremities are the main target when a peripheral nerve condition begins.

Also remember that part of your usual hygiene is keeping your feet dry most of the time; It is necessary to change footwear twice a day and it is also important that they are comfortable and of the right size, that it is not narrow, nor too big.

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