Numbness of hands and feet caused by diabetes mellitus may be caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy or diabetes mellitus combined with cerebrovascular disease such as cerebral infarction, which usually can not be fully recovered, but the symptoms of numbness of hands and feet can be improved by treatment.
1. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy may occur when diabetes has a long duration and the long-term blood glucose control is poor, which is usually irreversible and cannot be fully recovered, but it can be treated with methylcobalamin, epalrestat and other drugs to improve the numbness of the hands and feet through the treatment of nutritional nerve therapy.
2. Diabetes mellitus combined with cerebral infarction: diabetes mellitus is a high-risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, combined with cerebral infarction can also appear numbness in hands and feet, and cerebral infarction can’t be fully recovered, but the symptoms can be improved through antiplatelet, anticoagulation, and improvement of circulatory and other treatments.
Numbness of hands and feet in combination with diabetes mellitus should go to the hospital in time to identify the cause and treatment under the guidance of the doctor.