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Diabetic Nerve Pain FAQ
Nerve pain can be a result of damage to your nerves. It is different from other kinds of pain you may feel, such as pain from a sprained ankle or muscle ache. Nerve pain can feel like numbness, tingling, pins and needles, or a burning, sharp, stabbing, or shooting pain.
 
Diabetes is a disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Almost 20 million people in the U.S. have diabetes.
 

Diabetic nerve pain is the result of damage to your nerves, typically, the nerves of diabetic sufferers who have had high blood sugar levels over time.

Close to 4 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with DPN. Sufferers frequently experience burning, stabbing, shooting, and tingling sensations.

 

Your health care professional can evaluate you for diabetes and discuss Diabetic Nerve Pain.

Only your health care provider can tell you if you have, or are at risk for, Diabetic Nerve Pain.

 
Describe your pain symptoms to your doctor and discuss what time of day your pain is worse than others and how your pain impacts your ability to perform everyday activities. Inform your doctor whether you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes.
 
Yes. Your doctor can tell you about the treatment options and medications to treat Diabetic Nerve Pain. If you would like to learn about a treatment option from Pfizer you may click here to visit a product Web site or sign up to receive information on a treatment option.