Patient's question:
Female, 56 years old. She has had diabetes for two or three years and has been taking medication to maintain blood sugar levels. Recently, she has felt sore all over her body, especially in her joints. She finds it unbearable to lift heavy objects or climb stairs without experiencing weakness and pain. During a follow-up checkup, the doctor diagnosed her with peripheral neuropathy as the cause of her symptoms. Therefore, she wants to understand how to alleviate diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Doctor's answer:
If it is peripheral neuropathy, generally speaking, it is about relieving the nerves nutritionally. For this condition, if you want to alleviate it specifically, there isn't really a very good method. However, for such patients, you first still need to control blood sugar. If blood sugar is controlled to a certain level, it may slow down the progression of this condition, and to some extent, it can provide some relief.