Both osteomyelitis and Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy (CN) are potentially limb-threatening complications of diabetic neuropathy, but they require quite different treatments. Almost all bone infections in the diabetic foot originate from an infected foot ulcer while diabetic osteoarthropathy is a non-infectious process in which peripheral neuropathy plays the critical role. Differentiating betw...

Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy in the world. Both type 1 (insulin-dependent) and type 2 diabetes are commonly complicated by peripheral nerve disorders. Two main types of neuropathy are observed: the most common is a nerve fiber length-dependent, distal symmetrical sensory polyneuropathy with little motor involvement but frequent, and potentially life threatening, au...

BACKGROUND Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) improves microcirculatory blood flow and relieves diabetic neuropathic and ischemic pain, reducing the amputation rate in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients with PAOD influences the success of SCS therapy. METHODS Sixty c...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Diabetic neuropathy is the most common diabetic complication that often is accompanied by significant morbidity, mortality and economic burden. The purpose of this study was evaluation of effect of Semelil (ANGIPARS™), a new herbal drug for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers or diabetic peripheral neuropathy. METHODS In this double blind clinical trial, ...

Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes and according to World Health Organization (WHO) almost 50% of diabetes affected patients have same degree of neuropathy [1]. In terms of health care costs, diabetic peripheral neuropathy has a high post-diagnosis economic impact being associated with a 20% increase in the number of patients visiting hospitals and a 46% increase in...

OBJECTIVE To identify the correlation between the development of retinopathy and macro-albuminuria and the other risk factors for the retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHOD This is a cross-sectional study. The authors studied 201 patients suffering from diabetes type 2. Fundoscopy was performed by ophthalmologists. Macro-albuminuria was assessed by urine strip (URICAN). ...

Aim: Diabetic symmetrical peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Patients treated with transcutaneous CO2 application for chronic wounds reported an improvement in sensations. This study aimed to evaluate the effect gaseous on diabetic neuropathy. Methods: A prospective randomized, double-blind was performed at University Medical Center Ljubljana between September ...

Background: Neuropathy is a complication of Diabetes Mellitus that changes the structure and function peripheral nerves, causing diabetic neuropathy due to nerve degeneration. examination used prevent foot ulcers (DFU), but it still rarely done or has not become routine in health services. Alternative was with Ipswich Touch Test (IpTT). The purpose this study identify neurosensory-peripheral di...

Background and objectives: Diabetes is a metabolic disease with hyperglycemia, decrease in insulin secretion or de-sensitization of peripheral cells to insulin.Onosmadichroanthum is a species of Boraginaceae and is used in traditional medicine for its anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties, however data on its anti-diabetic effects ...