Pain in Diabetes
This section about diabetes pain is not
intended as a comprehensive source of medical information,
but as a hub for links to other more detailed sources.
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Diabetes pain is a common condition. About a quarter of people
with diabetes suffer from pain associated with this condition.
Pain can take many forms, such as painful diabetic neuropathy,
which mainly affects the nerves in the feet (PDN).
Symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, such as tingling or pins
and needles in the hands, feet, arms or legs, may become painful.
The pain may be a stabbing pain or painful pins and needles.
Drugs can be used to treat this pain.
If you have a pain problem, which needs treatment you should
contact your own doctor who can refer you to a pain clinic
in your area. This site is for information only and cannot
be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your
own doctor. The Pain Relief Foundation is not able to offer
individual medical advice.
Dealing With Pain Series: Diabetic Neuropathy
The Pain Relief Foundation has produced it's own leaflet
containing some simple information on diabetic neuropathy
which is available to download in PDF format:-
N.B. Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view. If you don't have
the Acrobat reader you can download it here
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Useful Websites:
There are many sites on the World Wide Web
offering information to people about chronic pain and its
treatment. The suggested links, to websites providing such
information, from this website are considered by the doctors
at the Pain Relief Foundation to be useful and informative.
If you know of a good web site about chronic pain then we
would be pleased to hear your recommendation.
The Pain Relief Foundation is not responsible
for the content of these web sites, and does not endorse any
commercial product or service mentioned or advised on these
sites.
- The
Diabetes Monitor:
Originally founded by an American Endocrinologist
(Specialist in hormones and their metabolism). The
site aims to increase the understanding of diabetes.
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Support Organisations in the UK:
- The Neuropathy
Trust:
The Neuropathy Trust. Information and support for
patients, carers and healthcare professionals dealing
with peripheral neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy.
Offers booklets about diabetic neuropathy, peripheral
neuropathy and neuropathic pain.
- Diabetes UK
The charity for people with diabetes. Online information
centre with downloadable factsheets. Careline 0207
424 1030
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