4. Dry and itchy skin
– Symptoms: Dry, itchy skin with loss of elasticity. Autonomic nerve damage affects sweat glands, leading to insufficient or absent sweating in the feet, which causes the skin to become dry and itchy.
5. Difficulty climbing stairs
– Symptoms: Muscle atrophy, muscle weakness, difficulty climbing stairs. One or both thighs may be affected, and in severe cases, the person may have trouble standing up or walking steadily. This is due to motor nerve damage, leading to muscle atrophy, weakness, and difficulty climbing stairs or walking steadily.
6. Severe p.ain
– Symptoms: Sudden, intense pain in the feet and hands, feeling like pricking needles, burning, or electric shocks, with even a light touch causing pain. The pain tends to worsen at night.
Approximately 50% of diabetic patients experience pain due to peripheral neuropathy complications, also known as diabetic neuropathic pain. Sometimes, the pain can prevent the patient from sleeping at night, causing great discomfort.
In addition, if you experience symptoms such as drooping eyelids, facial nerve paralysis, low blood pressure, difficulty moving, hearing loss, loss of smell, alternating diarrhea and constipation, difficulty urinating, or sexual dysfunction, you should also be cautious about diabetic neuropathy complications.
If you experience any of these symptoms, don’t hesitate – see a doctor immediately.
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