What is diabetic neuropathy?

Diabetic neuropathies are a family of nerve disorders caused by diabetes that can result in serious damage to peripheral, autonomic, and cranial nerves. Symptoms may include pain, tingling, or numbness, especially in the hands, arms, feet, and legs.

How do members experience diabetic neuropathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with diabetic neuropathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for diabetic neuropathy*

*Data from patients with diabetic neuropathy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with diabetic neuropathy*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Neurontin)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetic neuropathy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (3)
Treatment

(Cymbalta)
Perceived effectiveness
for diabetic neuropathy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (1)

*Data from patients with diabetic neuropathy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has diabetic neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 40
30s 134
40s 447
50s 1,704
60s 2,932
70+ 2,282

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,594
Female 4,937