Homeopathic Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy
The term “neuropathy” simply refers to nerve damage affecting any nerve other than those in the brain or spinal cord. Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes that causes damage to the nervous system.
High blood fat or sugar levels can harm the body’s nerves, causing neuropathy, which can have a wide range of symptoms and affect almost any nerve in the body.
In order to move, communicate how things feel, and regulate automatic processes like breathing, nerves are crucial to how the body functions.
There are various types, and it can affect many bodily functions. Some of them damage peripheral nerves, while others harm the nerves that supply the internal organs, such as the heart, bladder, and gut.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) estimates that neuropathy affects between one-third and fifty percent of diabetics.
Sensory neuropathy, motor neuropathy, and autonomic neuropathy are the three types of neuropathy (also known as diffuse neuropathy), a disorder of the nerves.
Diabetes of either type 1 or type 2 may result in neuropathy.
Types of Diabetic Neuropathy
These categories can be used to group diabetic neuropathy:
- Sensory neuropathyThis type of neuropathy frequently impacts the hands and feet and is caused by damage to the nerves that sense touch and temperature.
- Motor neuropathyThe nerves that control how muscles move are damaged as a result.
- Autonomic neuropathy-It follows if the nerves that regulate uncontrollable behaviors like digestion or heart rate are impacted.
If diabetes is not managed, people may eventually suffer damage to the nerves all over their bodies.
Causes of Diabetic Neuropathy
It is currently unknown how exactly glucose affects the nervous system.
On the other hand, neuropathy is undoubtedly brought on by prolonged exposure to glucose levels that are higher than normal.
Increased triglyceride levels, a significant blood fat that is assessed as part of a cholesterol check, are also linked to the onset of nerve damage.
Additional contributing elements include:
- High blood pressure
- Smoking
- Alcohol use
- having a chronic kidney or liver condition
- Vitamin B deficiency
- There is also evidence that some medications, including some anti-cancer medications, can cause neuropathy.
Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy manifests itself in a wide variety of ways, each of which is unique in terms of the type of neuropathy present and the nerves that are being affected.
Neuropathy frequently manifests as:
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Pain
As the condition worsens over time, these may be minor at first and go unnoticed, but in some cases of diabetic neuropathy, the pain will start suddenly and severely.
Further symptoms may include:
- loss of strength in the hands or feet
- Indigestion, nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Urinary problems
- Impotence
- Vaginal dryness
- Dizziness
- Weakness of the limbs
Diagnosis of Diabetic Neuropathy
A physical examination and a foot exam will be performed by a doctor to look for:
- Ankle reflexes
- Loss of sensation
- Changes in skin texture
- Changes in skin color
Other tests may include
1. Monitoring heart rate variations and blood pressure.
A doctor may perform certain diagnostic procedures if they have a suspicion of diabetic neuropathy, including:
- a muscle’s electrical activity is captured by an electromyogram (EMG)
- a measurement of the nerves’ ability to transmit induced signals quickly, or a nerve conduction velocity test, or NCV
A physical examination, specific symptoms, and a diagnosis will be made. All diabetics are advised to have their feet examined. The doctor may also check their blood pressure, heart rate, strength, reflexes, and sensitivity.
Additional tests, like these:
- Nerve conduction studies
- MG (electromyography) and
- QST (quantitative sensory testing)
Complications of Diabetic Neuropathy
Heart rate changes and visual disturbances are just a couple of the high-risk complications that diabetic neuropathy can exacerbate.
1. Loss of foot sensation may make it difficult to detect cuts or sores, which may lead to infection, which may necessitate amputation if left untreated.
2.Severe infections of the kidneys and bladder can also happen and harm your health.
Prevention of Diabetic Neuropathy
Good foot hygiene is crucial to avoiding diabetic peripheral neuropathy complications.
For those who have the condition, checking their feet daily for wounds or sores is advised.
A ped ciatrist can assist with foot care, and a healthcare provider can offer advice on quitting smoking for people with certain types of diabetic neuropathy. Smoking also increases the risk of foot problems in people with these conditions.
Homeopathic Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy
ARSENICUM ALBUM:Useful for ulcers on soles and toes, given for restless feet with wooden feeling in soles, helpful for paralysis of lower limbs with atrophy, helpful for burning pain in hands and legs, helpful for creeping sensation in hands and feet with numbness, tingling in fingers with inability to extend.
CAUSTICUM:Useful for numbness and trembling in the hands, as well as for paralyzing limbs. There is paralysis in the right hand as well as in the tongue. Recommend for shaky gait and a tendency to trip over things, as well as cramps in the calves, feet, and achilles tendon.
CONIUM MACULATUM:Very helpful for numbness in the fingers and toes along with muscular weakness, especially in the lower limbs. Also advised for heavy, shaky hands.
HELONIAS DIOICA:Right hip pain is very bad, and it gets worse when I move. I also have soreness on the outside of my thigh and a feeling of cool wind streaming up my calves.
KALI PHOSPHORICUM:Useful for paralytic lameness in the back and limbs, which gets worse with exertion. There is prickling in the hands and feet with depression and ensuing exhaustion.
OXALIC ACID:Useful for drawing and shooting pains down limbs, as well as numbness and tingling that extends from the shoulders to the fingertips in the hands and feet.
PHOSPHORIC ACID:Given for pain that worsens at night and feels like bones were scraped, formication in the limbs, cramping in the upper arms and wrists, and numbness along the radial nerve are all symptoms that can be treated with this medication.
PICRIC ACIDUseful for acute ascending paralysis; great weakness, fatigue, and a heavy feeling throughout the body, especially in the hands and legs; pins and needles in the hands and legs; and cold, immobile feet.
PLUMBUM METALLICUM:Useful for limb weakness, painful lameness, tearing, twitching, tingling, numbness, and tremor, as well as paralysis of the lower limbs with muscle wasting.
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