The symptoms of diabetic neuropathy is divided into four different groups and it is possible for the diabetic to have one or several different types of symptoms. The condition can begin with one type of symptoms that go unnoticed and then progress to include other types of symptoms before it is diagnosed.

It is possible in some cases for diabetic neuropathy symptoms to begin prior to being diagnosed with type II diabetes, allowing the condition can progress. The different signs and symptoms that can occur with this diabetic condition were also very on which nerves will be affected. However it is not uncommon for the symptoms of pain or numbness to begin in the extremities as these have the longest nerves. Permanent damage also depends on how severe and how many types of symptoms have formed prior to beginning treatment for this diabetic condition of diabetic neuropathy.