Substantial research has also found that people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are also at increased risk of falls. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy also leads to postural instability, i.e. impairment in measures of functional dynamic balance. Moreover, this instability worsens with age. People with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in particular tend to have ankle instability due to decreased proprioception, making them less able to rapidly recover balance during sudden ankle dorsiflexion, inversion or eversion when walking on uneven surfaces.