A complication of diabetes causing sensory defects with numbness, tingling, and paresthesias in the fingers and toes is called

A. diabetic dermopathy
B. diabetic musculopathy
C. diabetic nephropathy
D. diabetic neuropathy
E. diabetic retinopathy


Answer: D

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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