Why does having diabetes kill my nerves?

Diabetic Neuropathy: Abnormal blood glucose metabolism directly and indirectly causes peripheral nerve damage. Tight control of blood sugar prevents propagation of nerve damage.

Neuropathy: One of the known complications of diabetes is neuropathy. Most common is tingling/numbness in feet/hands. Other forms can slow down the stomach, bladder emptying, or cause damage to a nerve bundle. Diabetic neuropathy often gets better with improved control of blood glucose, since it is damage to the nerves from metabolic products of glucose.

Hope not fully kill: Diabetes affects numerous metabolic pathways, but the mechanism with the most evidence, suggests that the small blood vessels to the nerves, vasa nervorum, develop diminished blood flow, causing damage to the central axon of the nerve. Although important to control diabetes very closely, the sole potential to regrow the nerves may be found with metanx, a medical food. Ask your doc if can help.