Whileleg paincan occur for many reasons, it may result from complications of untreated orundiagnosed diabetes.
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What Is Leg Pain?
Leg paincan occur for many reasons.
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Often it is a result of an injury or a symptom of certain conditions.
Is Leg Pain a Symptom of Diabetes?
Injuries, neuropathy, and vein or artery diseases require unique treatments.
To do this, your healthcare provider may prescribeoral medicationsor injectable medications, such asinsulinor non-insulin medications.
This punch in of nerve damage and injury can lead to pain in your legs.
Most treatments for leg pain because of diabetic neuropathy focus on relieving or reducing pain.
They do not reverse or treat the nerve damage responsible for the pain.
See your healthcare provider if you develop new or worsening leg pain that you could’t explain.
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