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Until recently most treatments for diabetic neuropathy have been painkillers that helped some people but not others. Even if they helped control the pain, they did nothing to reverse the neuropathy. My web page on “Diabetic Neuropathy” describes many of these treatments. About half of us have some degree of neuropathy. It is probably the most common complication of diabetes. We now have better ways to deal with neuropathy than these palliative measures that relieve or sooth the symptoms of neuropathy without effecting a cure. Some are drugs that are in development and are pending approval by the Food and Drug Administration. But the most interesting treatments to prevent or reverse neuropathy are what we can broadly call gadgets. Most of these devices give earlier and better diagnoses, but at least one of them may at least temporarily reverse the symptoms. This is the Anodyne Therapy System. It not only reduces pain but also improves circulation and increases feeling. The…
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Sorry to hear that you have joined us! Diabetes is a lot to live with, but really, it is manageable! And if you are depressed, I can understand. Being depressed is pretty common with us, especially right after a diagnosis. In fact, if you take care of yourself, you will be healthier and happier than you ever were. That paradox is something many of us experience. Learning about diabetes... will give you...power over the disease. The first thing is to get a good doctor, if possible an endocrinologist, which is a doctor who specializes in diabetes. Have the doctor give you the tests that we get, particularly the A1c. Have you had that test yet? What was the number? Knowledge of these things will give you power over your diabetes and help to lift your spirits. Have your doctor prescribe a blood glucose meter, test strips, and lancets. In most states, if you have a prescription for them they must…
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When it comes to blood glucose testing, with only a little simplification there are three types of people in the world – those who use insulin, those who control their diabetes without insulin, and those who don’t yet have diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes and pregnant women who take insulin need to test at least three times a day, according to The American Diabetes Association’s Position Statement on Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. But the recommendations are murky for people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin and anyone changing therapy and are especially murky for people who control their diabetes on diet alone. The statement doesn’t even consider people who control their diabetes with pills or with exercise. Technically, self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is what we call blood glucose. The position statement says, “The role of SMBG in stable diet-treated patients with type 2 diabetes is not known.” Until now I never could understanding why they…
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