Diabetic peripheral neuropathy treatment

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Avatar n tn Dear Sandy, These symptoms you describe can certainly be caused by diabetic neuropathy. The best defense and treatment for this is to improve the self monitoring of blood glucose, keeping it at normal levels helps prevent the problems. i can sympathize because i have a bit of the neuropathy in my foot and this may be from the fact that at the beginning of my 31 years as a diabetic they didn't control blood glucose as well as they can now.
Avatar m tn Is there any treatment for idiopathic sensory peripherial neuropathy?(non diabetic) Is there any known cause?
Avatar n tn What is the cause of your neuropathy? Duloxetine is also a good suggestion for Diabetic neuropathy.
612876 tn?1355514495 s some news from the front lines (the bleeding edge of research, so to speak) on diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This may be relevant to a few of our community members so I thought it would be appropriate to share: http://www.physorg.com/news203337267.html I do not know if there might be any implications from this research on other forms of peripheral neuropathy.
Avatar m tn One of the extrahepatic manifestations of Hepatitis C is Peripheral Neuropathy. So it is quite possible that your Peripheral Neuropathy is an extrahepatic manifestation of your Hepatitis C infection. (I developed Peripheral Neuropathy, most likely from the Hep C I had. I had the Peripheral Neuropathy long before I ever did treatment so I know for a fact it was not from treatment.
Avatar n tn People with diabetes often experience sensory loss in their feet as the initial indication of diabetic peripheral neuropathy but multiple motor and autonomic symptoms are also potential problems (that's the "poly" part). I hope that helps to sum it up a little. Do you have diabetes? Are you afraid you might have MS? If you can to tell us a little more we might be able to help you sort it out a little before you check with your doctor.
Avatar f tn Neuropathy is neuropathy, and it makes no difference where it came from, altho if a medication or chemotherapy or an injury has caused this, once you remove the issue, the neuropathy will usually go away. The way to go with this is THERE ARE treatments for this, including the nerve pain medicine Lyrica, I take it and have peripheral neuropathy in my hands and feet, but despite feeling more comfortable, I still have numbness and some swelling.
Avatar f tn I guess the cause does not matter at this point, it is the treatment that causes you is of more importance. It is my understanding that peripheral neuropathy us basically irreversible. In addition to the SPS you may want to try other options. If not they have proved successful for some. I assume you have tried all the medications such as those in the anti-seizure family like, gabapentin, topamax and lyrica. Anti-depressants can also be useful.
757137 tn?1347196453 Further to "Peripheral Neuropathy," is benfotiamine helpful? I found it on the net, but know nothing about it.
304573 tn?1345577338 This comes from a side effect handbook written by hepatologists. See chapter on Peripheral neuropathies Page 96...... http://www.projectsinknowledge.com/Init/G/1628/1628-Handbook.pdf Re your blood sugar being high..... "no i am not diabetic but they tried to tell me i was on the verge of becoming a type 2 - 2 years ago" You mean they told you you were "borderline diabetic"? There's no such thing as a "borderline diabetic".
Avatar f tn I guess Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy with unknown cause) could be a diagnosis. Peripheral neuropathy can be from toxins (including alcohol,) Diabetic Neuropathy, etc. Once all the "symptom related diseases" have been ruled out, and you can't find a cause, then a diagnosis of Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy would seem appropriate. I think I'd really like to make sure it is not due to diabetes or heavy metal poisoning, etc.
1770925 tn?1365618522 I am 88 years old. I have mild Afib, use Coumadin, Had peripheral neuropathy with nerve damage from the knees down, Pain (at a discomfort level) that occurs after 1 1/2 hours of sleep. A mild discomfort (level of pain) and disappears when I walk several paces. I have had no surgery ever. I play 18 holes of golf 4 times a week and am in good physical shape. I have been tested for everything my doctors thought could be a cause.
Avatar m tn Hello dear and welcome to the medhelp forum. Since you are a known diabetic, these could be signs of peripheral neuropathy or proximal or focal neuropathy. Long standing diabetes with poor blood sugar control could be responsible for neuropathy. Other things, which need to be ruled out, are nerve entrapment, vitamin deficiency and autoimmune diseases.
Avatar f tn It sounds like you have diabetic neuropathy. Damage to peripheral nerves will frequently present itself initially in the feel and legs. Nerve damage results in muscle shrinkage and pain. See: http://diabetes.webmd.
Avatar n tn MS typically presents asymmetrically. Not just diabetic neuropathy, but any form of peripheral neuropathy.
Avatar n tn ACE inhibitors are widely used, specially in diabetic patients who usually have a higher prevalence of peripheral neuropathy, and worsening of neuropathy on patients caused by these medications is not common. The fact that the side effect is not common does not mean that what you feel is not related to the medication. I cannot really say if the medication is causing you the problem or not.
Avatar f tn Thanks, and I think the doctor has finally given it a name...peripheral neuropathy and she prescribed Neurontin. From what I've read there's not much to be done for this. I don't know whether to pursue further treatment...find someone that specializes in this...or just accept it as my life.
Avatar f tn Your concern about neuropathy is apt, but there are other causes also that you have to consider. Some of the common causes, apart from Diabetic neuropathy, are anemia, hyperventilation, mineral deficiency and vitamin deficiency. I would recommend a Neurologist's opinion.
Avatar m tn I am not an expert, nor do I pretend to be. I am wondering if you are experiencing Diabetic Neuropathy? Diabetic Neuropathy occurs in when blood glucose levels effect the nerves and cause changes and damage. This occurs in approximately 50% of all diabetics to one degree or another.
Avatar n tn Hi Dear, The tingling sensations can be either due to some nerve compression like disc compression around neck, cervical disc. It can be due to spinal arthritis or due to diabetic neuropathy. Treatment involves neurotin and vitamin b complexes.
Avatar n tn This drug, if effective, will give us a treatment for diabetic neuropathy on top of regular sugar control." Bethany Klopfenstein, M.D., a diabetologist at the OHSU Diabetes Center, serves as a co-investigator of the study. Klopfenstein, an assistant professor in the OHSU School of Medicine, said "neuropathy is one of the most disabling complications of diabetes, and also the most difficult to treat.