ipl-logo

Diabetic Neuropathy Feasibility Study

1298 Words6 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Impact of diabetic neuropathy on patients and society

A PILOT STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION ON DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

INTRODUCTION

The incidence of diabetes mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate both nationally and worldwide. Diabetes is a major health concern and is associated with progressive chronic complications leading to premature mortality and high morbidity (1). Diabetic Neuropathy is the most common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus affecting up to 60 - 70%-of patients, with up to 50% of neuropathic patients experiencing painful symptoms (2). Symptoms range from mild tingling sensations to deep-seated lacinating or severe unremitting pain with night time exacerbations. Epidemiologic studies suggest that the prevalence of diabetic neuropathy …show more content…

In addition, diabetic neuropathy is known to have a profound impact on patients sleep, mood, daily activities and quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to establish a proper therapeutic option to prevent or decrease the incidence of diabetic neuropathy. At present there are many drugs used to treat Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy, but many of these drugs has some side effects such as, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea and …show more content…

First, we did not measure serum Vitamin B12 concentration so we could not exclude the possibility of confounding effects by un¬measured Vitamin B12. Second, we did not perform nerve conduction study which evaluates the function of the motor and sensory nerves. Finally, we did not find a significant correlation of HbA1c or Mean plasma glucose with vitamin D, which can be attributed to the smaller sample size of our study.

In summary, our study suggested that patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy had a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and supplementation with vitamin D decreases the severity of neuropathy symptoms suggesting vitamin D as a potential therapeutic agent to treat or prevent diabetic neuropathy. Management of vitamin D deficiency could be a simple and cost-effective method to control and prevent the serious complications associated with diabetic

Show More
Related
650 Words | 3 Pages

Constant hyperglycaemia and poor foot hygiene, lack of lifestyle modification, poor blood glucose monitoring, and lack of exercises may lead to uncontrolled diabetes. The diabetic neuropathy leads the patient’s feet to get injury and ulcer formation. The BMI indicates that the person’s weight the degrees

Read More
873 Words | 4 Pages

There are approximately 350 million individuals living with DM worldwide. In the United States, the rate of T2DM has increased in individuals of AA descent with the prevalence rate escalating in the past 30 years and has quadrupled. AAs above 20 years of age are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with DM than the Caucasians. They accounted for 10.8% of all individual with diabetes (CDC, 2015). A comparison of rates of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by ethnicity and race disclosed that in 2010 the AAs diagnosed for diabetes were 13.2% of 29.1 million Americans (ADA, 2014).

Read More
783 Words | 4 Pages

In a person with diabetes, insulin produce by pancrease is not enough or body cells did not respond to insulin causing sugar concentration in the blood elevated. Overtime, it will lead to diabetes. Diabetes cannot be cured but can be treated. A research done by Dubai Wellbeing Centre proved that acupuncture in the best solution to treat diabetes.

Read More
415 Words | 2 Pages

Type 1 diabetes has many symptoms, which include: blurry vision, losing weight, and always being thirsty. Type one diabetes is most common in humans before the age of 30. People do not realize that diabetes could kill them if they don 't take it

Read More
540 Words | 3 Pages

Diabetes is three times more common than 20 years ago. Mortality, even with the increase in incidence and prevalence the mortality rates have remained reasonably unchanged. Diabetes is the 8th leading specific cause of death for both males and females accounting for 1,923 deaths or 2.7% of all deaths in males, and 1,887, or 2.8%of deaths in females. Diabetes is also a contributing cause of death in about 10% of all deaths for both males and females. The trends in death rates of diabetes as the underlying cause increased from 15.8 to 16.5 per 100,000 between 1980 and 2007.

Read More
456 Words | 2 Pages

If you 're wondering what the symptoms of this disease is, then i will tell you. The symptoms of this disease is for people with diabetes, controlling blood sugar levels is important. Having a blood sugar level that 's too high and can make you feel very sick, and having high blood sugar levels a lot can be super unhealthy. If you have someone with diabetes type 1, you should read this because people with type 1 diabetes need to follow a treatment plan to manage their diabetes and stay healthy and active. There is no cure for diabetes but you can manage it, also there is medicines for diabetes that help the symptoms go down.

Read More
989 Words | 4 Pages

With over 16% suffering with type two diabetes, Native Americans double the non-hispanic white average of 8.7% (“American Indian..”) suffering from the hated disease, due in part to their lifestyle choices. An average Native American’s

Read More
959 Words | 4 Pages

Diabetes affects approximately 408 million people worldwide, with an estimate of 90-95% of cases being Type 2 Diabetes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 25% of cases go undiagnosed before it is too late, causing this disease to be a silent but deadly killer (WHO, 2016). Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. However, with the correct education and management, Type 2 can be self-controlled and potentially reversed (Watson, 2016). There are several types of Diabetes, but Type 2 has become an epidemic that can be greatly avoided if proper screening and education is provided to clients.

Read More
154 Words | 1 Pages

Evidence-base practice has become very essential and dominant concept in nursing profession due to its following components : research , clinical expertise and experience along with patients perspective and values. As a nurse who holds position as the Outpatient Diabetes Educator I am utilizing every day of my practice the evidence based data in order to improve patients outcomes in diabetes self-management. One of the most crucial aspects of my education program is for diabetic patients to be able to recognize hypoglycemia symptoms and to treat them properly and especially safely. The DCCT study showed that the most effective treatment of hypoglycemia ( blood glucose lower than 70 mg/dl ) is consumption of 15 grams of carbohydrates

Read More
2658 Words | 11 Pages

10. Summary and conclusion 10.1 Introduction: A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in approximately 15 % of patients with diabetes and is commonly located on the bottom of the foot. Of those who develop a foot ulcer, 6 % will be hospitalized due to infection or other ulcer-related complication. The causes of DFU are Poor blood circulation and it is a form of vascular disease in which blood doesn’t flow to the feet efficiently. Poor circulation can also make it more difficult for ulcers to heal.

Read More
1102 Words | 5 Pages

People with diabetes are at a higher risk than people without the

Read More
1004 Words | 5 Pages

In the present scenario, diabetes mellitus is a common and serious health problem that is a threat to people regardless of age with an increasing rates of incidence and mortality. The Philippines is one of the countries with most cases of diabetes mellitus, ranked in the world top 15 with 4 million of its population diagnosed with diabetes and addition of the unknown number of people unaware of their possible condition (IDF, 2015). Diabetes Mellitus can be classified into two categories: Type 1 is insulin-dependent mellitus (IDDM), when the body does not produce any insulin and it is the type of DM common to children and young adults. DM Type 1 accounts for 5-10% of diabetes cases. Type 2 is noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), in which the body does not produce enough insulin or if there is, it is improperly used.

Read More
1145 Words | 5 Pages

Diabetes and Hypertension: People with diabetes are more likely to

Read More
1505 Words | 7 Pages

The brain is one of the most important organs in the body; however, it is also as susceptible as other organs to experience the effects of diabetes. According to Biessels (2009), the brain needs oxygen and glucose to function properly and because of the imbalance and fluctuations in these levels, it is common for those with diabetes to experience cognitive impairments (Bissels,

Read More
1989 Words | 8 Pages

Adults with diabetes have increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Combined with reduced blood flow, neuropathy (nerve damage) in the feet increases the chance of foot ulcers, infection and eventual need for limb amputation. Diabetic retinopathy is an important cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. 2.6% of global blindness can be attributed to diabetes, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Read More

More about Diabetic Neuropathy Feasibility Study

Related Topics

Open Document