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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Research Update Neuropathy: Relief for Diabetics with Painful Conditions

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In 2013, we published a research study involving Phase II Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HCF) in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy involving several study groups. The article below is an follow-up to this study which was recently published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology and Science Daily. Neuropathy: Relief for diabetics with painful condition  …

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Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

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Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic, and associated neuropathy is its most costly and disabling complication. Given the rising prevalence of painful diabetic neuropathy, it is increasingly important that we understand the best ways to diagnose and treat this condition. Diagnostic tests in this field are evolving rapidly. These include the use of skin biopsies to …

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A Skin Cream for Peripheral Neuropathy? Small Molecule May go a Long Way

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About half of people with diabetes develop peripheral neuropathy. While there are some treatments to reduce pain, there’s nothing that restores sensation. Gabriel Corfas, PhD, of the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, wondered if replenishing a growth factor called GDNF (short for glial-derived neurotrophic factor) could improve sensory neurons’ health and function. …

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Managing Diabetes with Exercise: 6 Tips for Nerve Pain

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If you have diabetic nerve pain in your feet, legs, arms, or hands, consider this: research published in The Journal of Diabetes Complications showed significant benefits of exercise in controlling peripheral neuropathy. The study showed that for people who took a brisk, one-hour walk on a treadmill four times a week, exercise slowed how quickly their nerve …

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Peripheral Neuropathy Common in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes

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Dr. Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, the Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology and director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan reports that around a quarter of young people with type 2 diabetes also have diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a new pilot study indicates. The prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy …

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Chinese Herbal Medicine Lessened Progression to Type 2 Diabetes

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Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy. Researchers at the University of Chicago, found that the use of Chinese herbal medicine for 12 months decreased the onset of type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance by 32.1% compared with placebo. ‘With diabetes evolving into a serious public health burden worldwide, it …

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Tibial Nerve Decompression Failed to Improve Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy

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It has been hypothesized that the development of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is due to swelling of the nerve, as well as thickening and stiffening of the surrounding ligaments, causing chronic compression of nerves. Researchers examined the effect of surgical decompression of the tibial nerve on the mean cross sectional area (CSA). Results indicated there was …

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ADA's 2014 Standards of Care Emphasizes Individualized Treatment

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The ADA’s annually revised Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes was just released with an emphasis on individualized treatment of diabetes. Their position paper indicates that, “It is clear that optimal diabetes management requires an organized, systematic approach and involvement of a coordinated team of devoted healthcare professionals…”. The recommendations encourage clinicians to seek various …

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