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Can Diabetic Neuropathy Be Cured

Triglyceride level may predict odds of diabetic neuropathy

May 19, 2009
Diabetics who have high triglyceride levels may be at a greater risk for diabetic neuropathy than their peers, a new study suggests. Researchers studied 427 diabetes patients with neuropathy and found that those who had the highest levels of triglycerides were significantly more likely to experience worsening neuropathy over the course of one year, regardless of how long patients had the disease or how controlled it was. Experts say this study lends evidence to the idea that blood fats may play ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Triglycerides and Neuropathy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...irreversible nerve damage has already occurred. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common... Read more »

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Painful diabetic neuropathy
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

... Diabetic nerve damage to the feet, sometimes called diabetic neuropathy, or more correctly,... Read more »

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Balance Exercise
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...was when I was younger.I don’t have any of the diabetic neuropathy that plagues about half of... Read more »

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A Prescription for Fibromyalgia - Or, Should I Buy Stock in Pfizer?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...disorders, including pain associated with shingles and diabetic neuropathy. This additional... Read more »

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Treating Fibromyalgia with Lyrica
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...for the treatment of refractory partial seizures, diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia,... Read more »

Health Guide

The Risk of Neuropathy for Diabetics
...glucose levels may reduce neuropathic symptoms and prevent additional nerve damage in people who have diabetic neuropathy. Symptoms resulting from inflammatory or autoimmune conditions can be... Read more »
Diabetic neuropathy
Nerve damage - diabetic Prevention It is clear now that tight control of blood sugar level (Hemoglobin A1C References Vinik AI. Diabetic... Read more »
Diabetic neuropathy
Nerve damage - diabetic Treatment The goals of treating diabetic neuropathy are to prevent progression and reduce the symptoms of the disease. Tight control of... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: Highlights
...stroke, and other cardiovascular events by 50%.Improving heart disease risk factors can also help prevent diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage). A 2005 study in NEJM suggested that in addition to... Read more »
Foot Pain: References
...Podiatr Med Assoc. 2005; 95(5): 451454.Biddinger K, Amend KA. The role of surgical decompression for diabetic neuropathy. Foot Ankle Clin. 2004;9:239-254.Rader AJ. Surgical decompression in... Read more »

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