Your feet burn, tingle, itch and there's nothing you can see on your feet or shoes causing it. Sometimes it's a stbbing or shooting pain. This is the start of diabetic neuropathy , damage to nerves. The link leads you to the National Institutes of Health/National Medical Library and offers a more complete description of various forms of diabetic neuropathy .
There are many treatments for neuropathy; cheap generic medications, expensive brand medications, IV insulin and Anodyne therapy to name most of them. Most prescription medications have impressive side effect profiles although many patients will have no side effects and many others find the pain relief to be worth putting up with side effects. One treatment that gets little recognition is Benfotiamine, a nonprescription thiamine derivative effective in treating diabetic neuropathy. I can summarize all the research as follows: it's about as effective as any prescription medication with far fewer side effects and no interactions with other medications. It treats the actual cause of the neuropathy rather than simply treating symptoms. Benfotiamine 150 mg, 2 capsules twice daily can frequently reduce symptoms of neuropathy. The link will connect you to a retailer that also has all the research posted at his web site. I have no business relationship with this company.
Keep in mind that any treatment for neuropathy is only a treatment and not a cure.
2 comments:
I have treated two pts with acupuncuncture and they are estatic, my pt is off her topamax and neurontin. It has made an incredible difference in her life.
Thanks for the reminder. There are a number of studies looking at acupuncture, most showing benefit to a majority of patients. It's safe and nontoxic. For those of you interested in research details, go to pubmed (National Medical Library database) and search 'acupuncture neuropathy'
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