31 Treatments  for Diabetic Nerve Damage

8 Tests 2 Medical Procedures 12 Prescribed Medications 1 Over the Counter Medications

2 Self Care 6 Herbs and Supplements

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Tests for Diabetic Nerve Damage

1. Neurological Examination A neurological examination is an essential component of a comprehensive physical examination . It is a systematic examination that surveys the functioning of nerves...  More

2. Electromyogram Electromyography (EMG) is a test that checks the health of the muscles and the nerves that control the muscles. See also: Nerve conduction velocity test  More Costs

3. Nerve Conduction Testing Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a test of the speed of electrical signals through a nerve.  More Costs

4. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

5. Fasting Blood Glucose Test A blood glucose test measures the amount of sugar (glucose) in a sample of your blood. See also: Glucose test - CSF; Glucose test - urine; Home blood glucose m...  More

6. Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

7. Serum Folic Acid Test Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of folic acid in the blood. See also: Folic acid in diet  More Costs

8. Serum Vitamin B12 Test The vitamin B12 level is a test to tell how much vitamin B12 is in your blood.  More Costs

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Medical Procedures for Diabetic Nerve Damage

1. Diabetic Foot Care 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 abl...  More

2. Keep Blood Glucose under Control

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Prescribed Medications for Diabetic Nerve Damage

1. capsaicin topical(Capsaicin ) CAPSAICIN (cap SAY sin) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat pain in muscles or joints.  More

2. gabapentin(Neurontin , Gabarone) GABAPENTIN (GA ba pen tin) is used to control partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. It is also used to treat certain types of nerve pain.  More

3. carbamazepine(Tegretol , others...) CARBAMAZEPINE (kar ba MAZ e peen) is used to control seizures caused by certain types of epilepsy. This medicine is also used to treat nerve related pain. It is not...  More

4. pregabalin(Lyrica ) PREGABALIN (pre GAB a lin) is used to treat nerve pain from diabetes, shingles, and fibromyalgia. It is also used to control seizures in epilepsy.  More

5. amitriptyline(Elavil , others...) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

6. traMADOL(Ultram ) TRAMADOL (TRA ma dole) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults.  More

7. duloxetine(Cymbalta ) DULOXETINE (doo LOX e teen) is an antidepressant. It is used to treat depression. It is also used to treat pain caused by complications of diabetes or pain caused b...  More

8. oxycodone(OxyContin , others...) OXYCODONE (ox i KOE done) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat constant pain that lasts for more than a few days. It is used by people who have been taking an op...  More

9. lamotrigine(Lamictal , others...) LAMOTRIGINE (la MOE tri jeen) is used to control seizures in adults and children with epilepsy.  More

10. imipramine(Tofranil , Tofranil-PM) IMIPRAMINE (im IP ra meen) is used to treat depression. This medicine can also help children who have a nighttime bed wetting problem.  More

11. nortriptyline(Pamelor , Aventyl HCl) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

12. desipramine(Norpramin ) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

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Over the Counter Medications for Diabetic Nerve Damage

1. capsaicin topical(Capzasin-P , others...) CAPSAICIN (cap SAY sin) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat pain in muscles or joints.  More

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Self Care for Diabetic Nerve Damage

1. Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring 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. ...  More

2. Maintain Healthy Weight

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Herbs and Supplements for Diabetic Nerve Damage What's this?

1. gamma-Linolenic Acid Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is a dietary omega-6 fatty acid found in many plant oil extracts. Commercial products are typically made from seed extracts from evening ...  More Efficacy Grade B

2. Zinc Zinc has been used since ancient Egyptian times to enhance wound healing, although the usefulness of this approach is only partially confirmed by the clinical data ...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Acetylcarnitine The main function of L-carnitine is to transfer long-chain fatty acids in the form of their acyl-carnitine esters across the inner mitochondrial membrane before bet...  More Efficacy Grade C

4. levocarnitine The main function of L-carnitine is to transfer long-chain fatty acids in the form of their acyl-carnitine esters across the inner mitochondrial membrane before bet...  More Efficacy Grade C

5. evening primrose Evening primrose oil (EPO) contains an omega-6 essential fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is believed to be the active ingredient. EPO has been studied...  More

6. capsaicin topical

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