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What is the name of the specific myopathy related to nerve damage due to uncontrolled diabetes?
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?amyotrophy: Diabetes frequently can affect peripheral nerve function, and thereby can cause weakness due to muscle atrophy. A condition called amyotrophy, or diabetic radiculopathy can affect the leg especially the thigh, and cause both pain and weakness. Primary muscle disease is caused by alternative pathology.
Answered 8/1/2012
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