Diabetic neuralgia is nerve pain that is caused by diabetes. It is often described as an intense burning or stabbing pain, which is often brief but sever. In diabetes most neuralgia occurs in the feet or legs. According to Neuropathy-Treatment.org, about 70% of diabetics will experience some form of diabetic neuralgia sometime in their lives. Diabetic neuralgia is more common among the elderly, but it can occur at any age.

Diabetes can damage the nerves in many different ways, but the underlying cause of every type of diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage) is having high blood sugar levels for a long period of time. Neuropathies in diabetes may be acute and resolve slowly after blood sugar levels are back under control. Chronic neuropathies normally begin subtly and progress slowly. Sometimes symptoms get better in chronic neuropathy and then the patient relapses, and sometimes the symptoms will stay the same for months …