Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have new reserach that may lead to new therapeutic approaches for treating patients with diabetic neuropathy, reported Professor Matthew Kiernan in Diabetes. They tested nerve excitability in diabetics and found that those without irreversible nerve damage still showed excitability abnormalities well before the development of clinical symptoms.  READ MORE from …

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A systematic review of enhanced glucose control, studied at the University of Michigan and reported in The Cochrane Library, suggests that it is possible to prevent neuropathy by strict control of blood sugar levels, including different insulin regimens and diet modification. Dr. Brian Callaghan, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, indicated that, “this evidence suggests that …

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A new UK study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently linked to diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in patients with Type 2 diabetes. In their observational, cross-sectional study, Dr. Abd Tahrani, clinical lecturer in diabetes and endocrinology at the UK’s University of Birmingham, and his team found that OSA …

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Researchers at Wan Fang Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, have conducted a study to determine if early axonal dysfunction can be detected prior to the onset of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Jia-Ying Sung and colleagues found that patients with type 2 diabetes but no clinical symptoms of neuropathy displayed changes in excitability parameters of the nerves …

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Research published in Nature Medicine reveals key information around one of the most distressing side effects of diabetes. This study offers vital new insights into how abnormal glucose metabolism produces heightened pain in diabetics. Further research is being undertaken to develop new treatments.  READ MORE Source: Science Daily

Researchers from Yale and the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center have published findings in the Journal of Neuroscience describing how changes in the structure of dendritic spines are associated with pain in laboratory rats with diabetes. Dendritic spines are microscopic projections on the receiving branches of nerve calls. This study “reveals that these dendritic …

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