What is the relationship between headaches and diabetes? Diabetes and headaches are often seen together, and there are several reasons for this. Diabetes often leads to nerve damage (neuropathy). Sometimes it can affect the cranial nerves, or the nerves that run through the head, which often result in severe headaches.

Yet another reason for diabetes and headaches is glaucoma and other eye problems which may also be caused by diabetes. Glaucoma is an eye disease in which there is excess fluid built up inside the eye. This raises pressure in the eye and pressure on the optic nerve. This pressure, put on the optic nerve, is sometimes the cause of headaches with diabetes.

Headaches and diabetes problems have also been known to be caused by high blood pressure, which is often seen in diabetes patients. Headaches are a common symptom of hypertension (high blood pressure), and occur whether the …