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Part 3 - Treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication of both type 1 (T2DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes.  Diabetes causes a number of different neuropathic complications to include sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic...

Part 2 - Examination guidelines for physicians and midlevel providers

Objectives

In part 1 of this three-part blog on the treatment of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) we discussed the economic impact of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the pathophysiology of DPN and staging of DP...

Part 1 – Background of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Objectives

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication of both type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes.  Diabetes causes a number of different neuropathic complications to include sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic ...

Procedure choices and outcomes of PTTD surgery

I saw an 18 y/o young woman today in my practice who was 12 weeks out on her surgical procedure to correct posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD).  Following her surgery, the patient had spent 8 weeks in a hard cast and 4 weeks in a walking cast.  ...

Fifth metatarsal metatarsalgia – “Why does the outside of my foot hurt?”

Pain specific to the outside, or lateral, aspect of the foot is a common condition called metatarsalgia.  The term metatarsalgia is used to describe vague, aching pain specific to the metatarsal bones.  Metatarsalgia can descr...