Category diabetes

Definition Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes that can affect both the peripheral and the autonomic nervous system. This pathological condition results, in particular, from the combination of: Microangiopathy, vascular alteration related to diabetes that causes ischaemia of the capillaries that supply nerves

Related articles: Diabetic Foot Definition Diabetic foot is a long-term complication of diabetes. It is characterized by the appearance of skin and sensory changes, ulcerations and infections at the level of the foot, up to the destruction of deep tissues. In the long run diabetes can lead to alterations of both nervous (neuropathies) and circulatory (vasculopathies) type; such complications can also affect the feet and lower limbs in general

By Dr. Massimo Golia Type 2 diabetes mellitus includes a heterogeneous group of metabolic diseases, characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and disorders of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism, deriving from the lack of production and / or the resistance of peripheral tissues to the action of insulin