pre-diabetes

Neuropathy is when small blood vessels supplying the nerves get damaged by diabetes and begin to die. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Foot Pain

Diabetes Sparks a Rise in Neuropathy Autonomic and small fiber neuropathy used to be considered rare conditions. But with approximately 30 million Americans affected by diabetes – one of the main underlying causes for these diseases – it is an emerging problem. Both types of
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Nearly half of all American are diabetic or pre-diabetic. (Image: GreenApple78/iStock)

Going Up

Incidence of Diabetes, Pre-diabetes on Rise A generation ago, there was no such thing as pre-diabetes. Well, the condition existed – it just wasn’t given a name or diagnosed the way it is now. Dr. Chris Fan, practice site director for the endocrinology and nephrology clinic at
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