I caught this article where one medical professional choose to do just that. There is something about hauling out a sick story of amputation that smacks of arrogance. Medical professionals may believe that diabetics don’t pay attention or don’t care about their bodies, but I can assure you that is not the case. Moreover, many of us feel that it is the medical professionals who don’t care.

Rather than talk about an amputation horror story as a way to say “manage your blood sugars,” how about doing some real education? How about making sure the patient truly understands the difference between carbs and protein? How about making sure diabetics feel empowered to manage their disease, rather than try and scare them into it.

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Doctors and Treatment of Diabetics

About one-third of patients with diabetic neuropathy have overlying compression of certain nerves in the leg that may worsen the pain and cause loss of sensation at the bottom of the foot. Several studies have demonstrated that the nerves may increase in diameter in diabetic patients. In this study, UT Southwestern investigators are hoping to show that by releasing pressure from the specific nerves of these patients, pain may be decreased and sensation improved.

Similar to carpal tunnel surgery- this surgery would alleviate the pressure on the inflamed nerve area and decrease the pain and suffering that these patients have to live with on a daily basis. The scientists and doctors leading the study are hopeful that they will be able to restore the protective sensation thus decreasing the risk for cuts, ulcers and ultimately amputations.

via Southwestern Medical Center

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New surgery to alleviate pain due to diabetic neuropathy now being studied