Basic Summary for Diabetic Gastroparesis

Main name of condition: Diabetic Gastroparesis

What is Diabetic Gastroparesis?
  Brief description of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Slow stomach emptying from diabetic nerve damage
  Parent types of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Autonomic nerve disorders, Gastroparesis, Diabetic neuropathy, Digestive Diseases, Chronic digestive diseases, Stomach Conditions
  Organs Affected by Diabetic Gastroparesis: stomach, digestive

How serious is Diabetic Gastroparesis?
Complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see complications of Diabetic Gastroparesis

What causes Diabetic Gastroparesis?
  Cause of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Diabetic sugar levels damage the stomach nerve.
  Causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is the result of damage to the vagus nerve, which controls the movement of food through the digestive system. Instead of the food moving through the digestive tract normally, it is retained in the stomach. ¹
  Causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis

What are the symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis?
Symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis: see symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis

How is it treated?
Treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis: see treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Gastroparesis and Diabetes: NIDDK

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