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Daño nervioso diabético; Neuropatía autónoma; Neuropatía periférica; Gastroparesis
Es un daño a los nervios del cuerpo que ocurre debido a niveles altos de azúcar en la sangre por la diabetes.
Las lesiones en los nervios son causadas por una disminución del flujo sanguíneo y por los altos niveles de azúcar en la sangre y tiene mayores posibilidades de desarrollarse si los niveles de glucemia no están bien controlados.
Aproximadamente la mitad de los diabéticos desarrollarán daño neurológico. La mayoría de las veces, los síntomas no comienzan hasta los 10 a 20 años después del diagnóstico de diabetes.
Las lesiones a los nervios pueden afectar:
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Wong MC, Chung JW, Wong TK. Effects of treatments for symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy: systematic review. BMJ. 2007;335:87.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan;34 Suppl 1:S11-61.
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