Peripheral neuropathy is the most common side effect of diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy and diabetes is described as the nerve damage done by dangerously high blood sugar levels in a diabetic patient. Peripheral neuropathy and diabetes can cause numbness and loss of sensation to the body’s limbs. It also can cause pain in the hands, legs or feet, or cause a person not to be able to feel hot and cold temperature changes. Although blood sugar spikes can cause damage in the body’s limbs, it can also damage other parts of the body. When this happens, the damaged nerves are unable to transport messages between the brain and other body parts. When this happens, diabetic ulcers are a common consequence because it causes a decreased blood flow that causes the feet to experience a much slower healing process. It also causes a lack of feeling, so people with peripheral neuropathy and …