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COVID-19: What It Means for Diabetics, the Obese, and Those with Other Immune Diseases
Any immune disorder increases the risk of SARS-CoV-2virus and COVID-19 illness. The most prevalent immune disease is diabetes. Type 2 diabetes and obesity have increased worldwide to epidemic proportions and, together, are deadly contributors to the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity and type 2 diabetes also are important factors in the management of chronic pain disorders.
Emerging Gene Therapy May Reduce the Painful Impact of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Emerging gene therapy may reduce pain associated with diabetic neuropathy and offer an alternative to opioid use.
Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Found to Have Low Vitamin D
Patients with Type 2 diabetes and painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy were found to have low vitamin D levels compared to healthy subjects.
Electroacupuncture Improves Pain and Sleep for PDN Patients
In patients with PDN, greater pain intensity leads to poorer quality of life, sleep, function, and work productivity.
Nerve Decompression Surgery Can Reverse Neuropathy of the Foot
Learn how decompression surgery can help relieve and reverse symptoms (tingling, numbness, pain) of diabetic neuropathy of the foot.
Medical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy
Controlling type 1 and type 2 diabetes is the most effective way to prevent diabetic neuropathy. When treatments are needed, however, there are a number of promising options.
Ask the Expert: Burning Foot Syndrome
Eight months ago, a patient developed diabetic neuropathy. He is now complaining of a severe burning sensation, pain, and numbness in both lower limbs. He currently is taking pregabalin (Lyrica) at 150 mg bid and duloxetine at 60 mg bid.
Assessment and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
Assessment of neuropathic pain begins with a thorough neurologic history, addressing the nature and onset of pain symptoms and underlying etiologic factors.
Diabetes & PAD: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Paradigms
Peripheral artery disease is common in patients with diabetes. Proper prevention and early diagnosis can help patients avoid painful neuropathies and lower-extremity amputations.
Decompression Surgery to Reduce Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Similar to carpel tunnel syndrome surgery, nerve decompression surgery helps improve symptoms of DPN of the foot and prevents amputation.
HCG and Diabetic Neuropathy
Letter to the Editor of Practical Pain Management about human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Electric Current and Local Anesthetic Combination Successfully Treats Pain Associated With Diabetic Neuropathy
In an open-label trial, a unique electric current combined with a local anesthetic reduced pain in patients who have diabetic neuropathy. Read up on the results in this neuropathy research study.
Pain Management of Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, associated with duration of the disease and duration of hyperglycemia. Article covers treating the painful symptoms of diabetic neuropathy.
A Practical Approach to the Management Of Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of peripheral neuropathy. This article focuses on the epidemiology and pathogenesis as well as clinical features, diagnosis, and management of DSPN, the most common form of diabetic neuropathy.
Managing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (DPNP)
A review of the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.
Combined Phrenic Nerve Palsy and Cervical Facet Joint Pain
Pain management challenge in diagnosing and treating a rare case of phrenic nerve palsy in combination with cervical facet joint pain in a diabetic patient.
Diabetic Neuropathy Study
Under-consumption or lack of critical nutrients in the diets of diabetics may be implicated in diabetic complications including neuropathy.
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