Neuropathy & Pain

      By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Up to 40% of individuals with diabetes may experience peripheral neuropathy, and 60% of lower extremity amputations are related to suboptimal blood glucose control1,2.

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Diabetes-related damage to the central nervous system (autonomic neuropathy) can result in silent ischemia, hyperthermia, or lightheadedness with standing and during exercise.

Obesity and hypertriglyceridemia are significant risk factors for diabetic neuropathy independent of glycemic control….

A recent FDA-approved device is proving to be a promising method for detecting neuropathy in patients with diabetes….

The largest trial ever conducted for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) has shown which treatment works best…. 

Neuropathy can be found developing eventually in approximately 50% of all diabetes patients. What about in prediabetes?… 

In patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with higher levels of peripheral neuropathy….

Metabolic risk factors, including prediabetes, could be related to neuropathy…. 

Impaired glycemia (IG) is not a risk factor for typical or atypical diabetic polyneuropathy, according to the findings of a population-matched prospective study.…

The high cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy could be greatly reduced if doctors ordered the right tests.…