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The goals of treating diabetic neuropathy are to prevent the disease from getting worse and to reduce the symptoms of the disease.
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Proper management of diabetic patients requires a skilled team including collaborating specialists. Depending on the qualifications of the patient's primary physician, other professionals are recruited as needed, such as an ophthalmologist, podiat...
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Treatment of diabetic neuropathy is usually focused on treating the symptoms associated with the neuropathy and addressing the underlying cause by improving the control of blood sugar levels, which may heal the early stages of neuropathy. There is...
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If you have diabetes you are more likely to have foot problems. Diabetes can damage your nerves (See: Diabetic neuropathy. This, in turn, may make you less able to feel an injury or pressure on the skin of your foot. You may not notice a foot inju...
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Blood glucose monitoring refers to the ongoing measurement of blood sugar (glucose. Monitoring can be done at any time using a portable device called a glucometer. See also: Glucose test - blood; Glucose test - urine; Glucose tolerance test.
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