How diabetes can affect your ability to control the pedals while driving

Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock Picture a driver approaching a sharp bend on a country road. As the car turns, they move their foot to slow down. But instead of pressing the brake, they hit the accelerator. The car surges forward. For some drivers with diabetes-related nerve damage in their feet, a situation like this may begin with something most of us rarely think about: the ability to sense where our foot is without looking at it. In our latest study, my colleagues and I examined 44 licensed…