New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Diabetes cases in India continue to rise like never before, leading to a variety of complications that usually remain under-recognised until they start impacting daily activities. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is among the most debilitating of such complications, a type of nerve damage caused by persistently high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes.

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High blood sugar gradually affects the peripheral nerve fibres, and since there are more than 101 million Indians diagnosed with diabetes, almost 25% of the population may experience neuropathy. A large 2026 study involving over 153,000 adults across India further highlighted the scale of the issue, reporting the prevalence of...