What does it mean to have diabetes finger numbness? Normally diabetes finger numbness is a sign of peripheral neuropathy. This is a serious condition in which nerves are damaged by years of high glucose levels in the bloodstream. Peripheral neuropathy is the most common type of diabetes found in diabetes. It is the type of neuropathy which begins in the hands and the feet and spreads up the arms and legs. Eventually, peripheral neuropathy can lead to nerve damage in internal organs.

If you have diabetes finger numbness, you should bring it to the attention of your physician. Early intervention of this type of nerve damage is critical. If the diabetes finger numbness is allowed to continue, it could lead to a finger (or fingers) to have to be amputated. The first and most important part of treatment of peripheral neuropathy is keeping good control of blood sugar levels. …