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ADA Survey Finds Most People with Diabetes Don't Know About Highly Prevalent, Serious Complication of Neuropathy

Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005

A new national survey commissioned by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reveals that, while the majority of people with diabetes experience symptoms associated with diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage) -- a serious complication of diabetes that leads to sensations of pain and/or numbness, tingling or "pins and needles" in the feet and hands -- only a small minority have been diagnosed with this condition. And, a staggering 56% of patients have never even heard of diabetic neuropathy.

Surgery Effective in Diabetics with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Diabetics with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), an acquired entrapment neuropathy causing pain and weakness of the hands, can benefit from surgery suggests research.
Some in the medical community have questioned whether diabetics who undergo surgery for CTS release actually improve.

New Possible Neuropathy Drug

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

An experimental drug has been shown to combat the underlying cause of nerve damage that occurs in people with diabetes. Compared with the placebo treatment, AS-3201 reduced average nerve sorbitol concentrations by 65 percent to 84 percent depending on the dosage given, the researchers report

Affected Sibling Doubles Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Among subjects with type 1 diabetes, having a sibling with diabetic nephropathy doubles the risk that an individual will also have this renal complication. Other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy included male gender, being diagnosed with diabetes during puberty, and having a parent with type 2 diabetes.

FDA Approves Antidepressant Cymbalta (Duloxetine) to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for pain caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This approval came after a six-month priority review.

Glucose Tolerance Test & B12 Levels Best to Diagnose Sensory Neuropathy

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

"Peripheral neuropathy is a common problem that often prompts a lengthy and expensive diagnostic evaluation "A rational, evidence-based diagnostic approach to peripheral neuropathy is desirable....
Patients with sensory neuropathy should be evaluated with a glucose tolerance test and vitamin B12 levels.

Limited Joint Mobility May Play a Role in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

In diabetic patients with neuropathy, limited joint mobility may contribute to the development of foot ulcers, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

Helping Your Feet Last a Lifetime

Posted: Monday, April 05, 2004

One of the biggest of those challenges is the fact that many people with diabetes eventually develop a condition called diabetic neuropathy. That's the technical name for the nerve damage that seems to be caused in part by high blood glucose. The first sign of nerve damage in the feetand legs is often a tingling or burning sensation, you really have to pamper your sweet feet

New Optimism For Patients Suffering From Numbness

Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Everyday I see patients that complain of only one thing, pain in their hands and feet. Traditionally, these patients with neuropathy are told their numbness and pain will progress, leading to infection and ulceration in one of six people, and then to amputation in one of six of those people. Dr Dellon is the Director of the Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery, with Institutes in Baltimore, Maryland, and Tucson, Arizona. Since the early 1980’s, he has been perfecting a surgical approach that decompresses nerves in the leg, ankle, and foot, relieving pressure upon these nerves

Data Reveals Lilly's PKC b Inhibitor Improved Symptomatic Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted: Friday, July 05, 2002

More than half of all people with diabetes around the world are affected by diabetic peripheral neuropathy, according to the International Diabetes Federation. There is no prescription therapy in the United States currently approved to treat the underlying process of microvascular damage that leads to microvascular complications such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy.