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The treatment plan for diabetic neuropathy depends on your symptoms and the type of neuropathy that you have. Treatment focuses on reducing current symptoms and preventing the condition from getting worse.
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Are there any websites that could help me find diabetes neuropathy?
Some well organized and highly informative websites about diabetes neuropathy are: www.neuropathypaindoctors.com, www.raysahelian.com/diabeticneuropathy.html, and www.diabeticlifestyle.com/diabetes/how-treat-diabetic-neuropathy. Each has a database of very useful information including treatment, relief and how to cope.
How and when to start a diabetic neuropathy?
Diabetic neuropathy is a sever disorder that will happen to those with diabetes who do not maintain their health. It is not something that any one should want to start. It can cause some serious health issues even death.
How does a diabetic neuropathy treatment affect the body?
No. It typically starts in the feet, then moves up the legs. At about the time it reaches the knees, it starts in the hands.The progression of this disease can usually be prevented by keeping your blood sugar under control.Neuropathy CAN affect the entire body:Neuropathy is caused by damage to the peripheral nerves that link the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the rest of the body. The condition can trigger pain, numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness in any part of the body.
What is the prognosis for patients with early stage diabetic neuropathy?
Small fiber neuropathy manifests in a variety of different diseases and often results in symptoms of burning pain, or shooting pain. The variety of diseases that may result in a small fiber neuropathy, include diabetes and other glucose dysregulation syndromes, thyroid dysfunction, sarcoidosis, vitamin B12 deficiency, HIV, neurotoxic medications, celiac disease, paraneoplastic syndromes, and paraproteinemias. Despite extensive diagnostic evaluation, majority with small fiber neuropathy ultimately may be given a diagnosis of chronic pain.
Is frozen shoulder related to neuropathy?
Neuropathy refers to any disease or injury affecting nerves or nerve cells.It may refer to:Peripheral neuropathy, any condition affecting peripheral nervesCranial neuropathy, any condition affecting cranial nervesOptic neuropathy, any condition affecting the optic nerve (including Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy)Auditory neuropathy, any condition affecting the auditory nerveNeuropathic pain, caused by neuropathy or by damage elsewhere in the nervous system
Endocrinology - Diabetic Neuropathy?
Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of type 1 diabetes. It is most commonly among type 1 diabetics with poorly controlled blood glucose levels, but can also develop in long term diabetics with well-controlled blood glucose levels. The exact etiology of diabetic neuropathy remains unknown, but research suggests that damage to the vasa nervorum, tiny blood vessels that supply the nerves, plays a pivotal role.Diabetic neuropathy expresses symptoms that differ depending upon the group of nerves affected. The most common type of diabetic neuropathy affects peripheral nerves and causes numbness or tingling in the hands or feet. The pain or loss of feeling can extend into the arms and legs. The tingling sensation ranges from a mild prickling to the feeling that person has stepped on a tack or needle. Although these sensations are uncomfortable and can be debilitating, the complete loss of sensation is more problematic. Without feeling in the extremities, patients can suffer burns of cuts and not recognize the danger until significant damage has been done.When the neuropathy damages the autonomic nerves, the heart, lungs, digestive system and sexual organs are affected. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy include blood pressure issues, changes in bowel or bladder control, lack of sexual response, or digestive issues. In severe cases the stomach fails to recognize the presence of food and fails to secrete digestive enzymes.A third type of diabetic neuropathy affects a single nerve or nerve group. Known as focal neuropathy, it can affect any nerve in the body. Third nerve palsy is a common example. In third nerve palsy, a single nerve controlling a particular movement of the eye is affected. The result is a loss of ability to move the eye in a certain direction. This condition typically lasts for only one to six months and corrects itself.Careful control of blood sugar levels is the only way to avoid diabetic neuropathy, and it may develop over time even with careful control. Although diagnoses are made based on symptoms, nerve conduction studies can document the progression or stasis of damage. Treatment is limited to pain control and prevention of additional nerve damage by better blood glucose control.Tricyclic or other antidepressants are FDA-approved for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, as are certain anticonvulsants and opioids. These treatments require a prescription. OTC treatment with capsaicin cream is beneficial for some patients, and several studies have shown that alpha-lipoic acid and evening primrose oil supplements can be effective treatments. Researchers are currently investigating electric nerve stimulation as a treatment option.
What are holistic treatments for peripheral neuropathy?
I have only been told about vitamin B6,but am looking for something homeopathic!!Any help would be appreciated!!!
Does asthma treatment for children weaken or cure their asthma years down the road?
It depends what type of asthma treatment you are talking about. You should consult with your doctor / child's pediatrician about any risks and/or benefits prior to starting any treatment.
Are there any treatments for diabetic retinopathy?
During the first three stages of Diabetic retinopathy, there is no treatment need. However,to prevent progression of this disease, one should keep control of their blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood chlestrol.
Are there any serious risks associated with blood transfusions?
There are risk associated with any medical procedure. Infection is always a possibility as is your body not reacting well to the treatment.
Is there any hope for a newly diagnosed 5-year-old diabetic dog whose blood sugar cannot be controlled and is hospital undergoing treatment?
yes
What is neuropathie?
NeuropathyNeuropathy is usually short for peripheral neuropathy, meaning a disease of the peripheral nervous system. Strictly speaking, however, neuropathy is any disease that affects any part of the nervous system. Neuropathy often results in numbness, abnormal sensations called dysesthesias and allodynias that occur either spontaneously or in reaction to external stimuli, and a characteristic form of pain, called neuropathic pain or neuralgia, that is qualitatively different from the ordinary nociceptive pain one might experience from stubbing a toe or hitting a finger with a hammer.Neuropathic pain is usually perceived as a steady burning and/or "pins and needles" and/or "electric shock" sensations. The difference is due to the fact that "ordinary" pain stimulates only pain nerves, while a neuropathy often results in the firing of both pain and non-pain (touch, warm, cool) sensory nerves in the same area, producing signals that the spinal cord and brain do not normally expect to receive.11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeuropathyCommon causes of neuropathy include diabetic peripheral neuropathy, alcoholic neuropathy, and various polyneuropathies.
