The syndrome that quadruples the risk of diabetic neuropathy
Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN), commonly known as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, is nerve damage that causes pain and numbness in the feet and hands. It can eventually lead to falls, infection and even amputation, and has a lifetime prevalence of more than 50 percent in people with diabetes. A half a billion people globally have diabetes, which means at least 250 million people are suffering from DSPN. And according to a recent…
