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Your walk, your gait — each step you take — is unique to you and your life. It’s crucial to how you explore and experience your world. If you’re living with type 2 diabetes, and you start to experience leg and calf pain while walking that eases with rest, it may be an indication of peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD.3
Do you have an increased risk of developing PAD?
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a circulation problem in the limbs.4,5 Often beginning as pain in the legs, especially in the calves, PAD can be an early sign of future cardiovascular and limb complications.2 This pain may impact mobility and walking longer distances can become more challenging.2,6
Patients living with type 2 diabetes at any stage have nearly double the chance of peripheral artery disease.7,8
But early action can make a difference.2
Up to 50% of those living with type 2 diabetes also have peripheral artery disease.4,9 As you navigate your life with type 2 diabetes, it's crucial to pay attention to your body. Your legs could be telling you something important about your overall health.
Recognising PAD early will help you to keep moving through life your way — and it could reduce the risk of future limb and cardiovascular complications.1,2,6
It’s time to listen to your leg pain.
Awareness of your unique symptoms and communication with your doctor are the keys to finding the right treatment in a timely manner.2 For those living with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease, certain medications could help reduce or delay future complications in the limbs.6,10
HQ24OZM00112 January 2025
