Medical visualization taken from human scanned data showing a man's leg. The high glucose levels that come with diabetes damage nerves throughout the body. Nerve cells are surrounded by myelin sheaths that speed the transmission of nerve impulses. These sheaths are extremely sensitive to even slight variations in glucose levels. High levels of glucose erode the sheaths, causing the nerve cells to touch. This results in numbness, tingling, and pain. Damage also occurs to blood vessels. Blood supplies nerves with oxygen and nutrients. Diabetic damage to blood vessels can cut off this vital flow. | |
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