Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Symptoms
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Symptoms
28/04/2003
De VGZ Gezondheidslijn
What are the symptoms of diabetic autonomic neuropathy?
Symptoms of diabetic autonomic neuropathy depend on the organs affected. When the heart is affected, the patient may feel faint, or, dizzy when sitting/standing, because of decrease in blood pressure. The patient may also not feel the pain of any underlying heart disease. Autonomic neuropathy can affect the nerves of the various organs of the digestive system and can lead to nausea, vomiting, loose stools or constipation (a condition in which the bowel movement is incomplete and infrequent), and inability to prevent the discharge of urine, or stools (incontinence). Abnormal digestion can lead to a fluctuating blood sugar levels. Problems with the digestive system often lead to weight loss.
Damage to the nerve supplying the urinary bladder may result in, incomplete emptying of the urinary bladder. This allows bacterial organisms to grow in the bladder and cause urinary tract infections. If the nerves supplying the sexual organs are damaged it can to lead to gradual loss of sexual response in both men and women. In men, it can also cause impotence (the inability of the male to achieve and/or maintain penile erection and thus an inability to engage in copulation). Damage to the nerves controlling the sweat glands can affect the ability of the body to regulate its temperature. The patient may experience too little or profuse sweating.
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