Diabetic neuropathy characterized by numbness and tingling is the most common complication.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Kebas dan tingling Diabetic neuropathy is one of the common symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, which is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. However, this condition is often not recognized from the start because the symptoms are still underestimated.
Data from International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas 2021, Indonesia is ranked fifth in the country with the most diabetes sufferers in the world. The number of diabetes patients reaches 19.5 million people and is projected to continue to increase to 28.6 million people in 2045.
Of that number, almost one in five diabetics suffers from diabetic neuropathy. This is diabetes complications the most common and can have a significant impact on the sufferer, such as experiencing repeated infections, ulcers that do not heal, to amputation of fingers and toes.
The most common complications of diabetic neuropathy are: diabetic feet or diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). Dr. Dr. Tri Juli Edi Tarigan said, neuropathy is a condition of peripheral nerve disorders with certain complaints.
“The causes can be various, but the most common is due to high sugar levels or diabetic neuropathy,” said Dr Tri in a webinar entitled “Diabetes Fit in the Pandemic Era” on Friday (7/1/2022).
Symptom diabetic neuropathy which arise from numbness, tingling, numbness, pain, thick feeling, gritty feeling, cold, hot, burning feeling, until the most dangerous is the loss of protective sensitivity so that you cannot feel when you are injured. This can result in cuts or injuries that can lead to amputation.
“Numbers and tingling can be early symptoms and should not be ignored. If it recurs, you should immediately see a doctor, because we may not realize that we have diabetes and have experienced complications,” said the consultant doctor of endocrinology, metabolic and diabetes.
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