NeuralgiaFrom our partner site on chronic pain, ChronicPainConnection.com. Diabetes can produce almost any neuralgia, including trigeminal neuralgia, carpal tunnel syndrome (pain and numbness of the hand and wrist), and meralgia paresthetica (numbness and pain in the thigh due to damage to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve). Strict control of blood sugar may prevent diabetic nerve damage and may accelerate recovery in patients who do develop neuralgia. Other medical conditions that may be associated with neuralgias are chronic renal insufficiency and porphyria -- a hereditary disease in which the body cannot rid itself of certain substances produced after the normal breakdown of blood in the body. Certain drugs may also cause this problem.
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