Early treatment can help prevent more problems in the future. In addition, if you already have diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage), these measures can prevent or delay further damage and may reduce symptoms. The Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine offers innovative pain management procedures for diabetic neuropathy and many other conditions. Duloxetine (Cymbalta), a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and the extended-release antidepressants venlafaxine (Effexor XR) and desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) may also relieve pain caused by peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes.
Neuropathy is a widespread side effect of diabetes, and it's estimated that 60 to 70 percent of diabetics develop some form of neuropathy in their lifetime. On the other hand, autoimmune neuropathies are on the other end of the spectrum and often respond very well to treatments. Your support helps drive research, advocacy and lifesaving programs to help improve the lives of people living with diabetes. Diabetic neuropathies, drug-induced neuropathies, and many other neuropathies (there are more than 100) are somewhere in between.
If you are diabetic, regardless of the type of neuropathy you have, the best way to stop the progression is to control your diabetes.
