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
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (1)
Treatment

(Lyrica)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
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 139
40s 421
50s 1,655
60s 2,933
70+ 2,434

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,616
Female 4,985

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with diabetic neuropathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for diabetic neuropathy

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Neurontin)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,064
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Cymbalta)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
374
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Lyrica)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
351
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with diabetic neuropathy

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

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

(Cymbalta)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Lyrica)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diabetic neuropathy (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with diabetic neuropathy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has diabetic neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 8 new patients joined this month
  • 1,118 say diabetic neuropathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 40
30s 139
40s 421
50s 1,655
60s 2,933
70+ 2,434
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 13
20-29 years 53
30-39 years 156
40-49 years 244
50-59 years 216
60-69 years 71
70+ years 17

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2,616
Female 4,985

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 920
Not Diagnosed 88

These charts show data from diabetic neuropathy patients who have completed their condition history
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