Diabetic Neuropathy and Carpal Tunnel

Diabetic neuropathy is a family of nerve disorders which is caused by caused by diabetes. Unfortunately, over time people with diabetes can develop nerve damage throughout the body. Some people with nerve damage have expreience no symptoms. Others may have symptoms such as pain, tingling, or numbness – even a total loss of feeling— in the hands, arms, feet, and legs.

One of the most common results of diabetic neuropoathy is carpal tunnel syndrome. Diabetic nerve damage increases the susceptibility to compressive injury.  As a results carpal tunnel sysdrome can occur in 30% of those cases.  Yet another type of this sort is an elbow pain.

sings of carpal tunnel

In may cases these types of injuries are best traeted through surgery rather than homeopathic treatment as the damage to the nerve cells is too great.