Non diabetic neuropathy treatment
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Is there any treatment for idiopathic sensory peripherial neuropathy?(non diabetic) Is there any known cause?
A autoimmune disorder or something. Spelled out (spelling?) Non- diabetic Lumbosacral Rediculoplexus Neuropathy. He prescribed a treatment of an IVIG. I have had two treatments so far. 3-day with 5 hours at a time intravenously. He thought I would see significant improvement by now but it has been very minimal. I am so frustrated because I am almost wheelchair bound. I was very inpependant before and self- sufficient and now I can't even drive or go anywhere by myself.
I was diagnosed with Non-diabetic Lumbosceo radiculoplexus neuropathy. I have nerve damage which was detected after a EMG. I had aMRI of brain, lower back and it showed nothing. I suffer from a foot drop for 3-4 years now. My Dr. Thinks this treatment should give me significant improvement by now but it hasn't yet. I can't walk without assistance. Do I need more treatments? Have I been incorrectly diagnosed? Will I ever gain back my ability to walk?
Most people do not experience complications such as neuropathy until long after diabetes is diagnosed, but on some occasions, I have known diabetic people whose first symptom was some complication such as neuropathy or loss of vision. The complications are caused by long periods of elevated glucose readings that damage small blood vessels and/or nerves, and it IS possible for a person who is developing diabetes to live with elevated glucose levels that are not high enough to be critical (i.e.
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.
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This is ONLY in my left calf and foot, the right side seems perfectly fine
I have to add that I am type 1 diabetic and have been so for more than forty years and although I do have diabetic neuropathy in my hands the numbness I now feel is much worse than before.
diabetic neuropathy in lower limbs which are numb. now spreading to palms and hands. good glyceamic control. associated kidney involvement two yrs ,cr-2.4 mgms%,HTN-controlled.
org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20371587. Diabetic neuropathy is uncomfortable and we hope you are able to effectively alleviate it. Work with your doctor for guidance. The most important thing is to slow the progression which means controlling your diabetes. Keeping your numbers in the target range is important for controlling diabetic neuropathy. Gabapentin is a choice and there are others.
(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.)
From HCV Advocate
"Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) is characterized by numbness, burning, pins and needles sensations, crawling skin, and itching that occurs most often in the hands and feet, but can appear in other areas of the body. People with HCV-related PN should be tested for Cryoglobulinemia.
Hi, I have Diabetic Neuropathy in my feet. I take Gabapentin that helps. I was given an advertisement for an over the counter medication called Neuragen. Has anyone heard of this or tried it? Thanks!
Has anyone tried laser treatment for non diabetic neuropathy, some Chiropractors in Phoenix claim they can cure it.
In a diabetic with thyroid disease, numbness in the hands would raise concern for another type of neuropathy: carpal tunnel syndrome.
The median nerve can be injured anywhere along its course. If your symptoms are confined to just your hand, it may be the nerve was injured somewhere at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is the area in the wrist that the median nerve passes through.
I have Diabetes, and I am wondering if what I am experiencing is Diabetic nerve pain, but here is how it presents: The first day or so, I get a tingling numbing sensation in my right foot, then it turns to a sharp shooting pain, and gets extremely intolerable within a couple of days, then my foot swells.
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.
I have been diagnosed with Non-diabetic Lubarsceo Radiculoplexy Neuropathy. I have had a foot drop since 20012. I have a brace that fits into my shoe. Muscle weakness/ atrophy in right leg. Have had 2 IVIG treatments. I thought I would see more improvement but not much yet. What can I expect?
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