An investigational treatment for diabetic neuropathy

Filed in archive Investigational on July 31, 2005

Good blood sugar control is effective in helping diabetic neuropathy. An investigational injectable medication is being investigated:

Patients are to test a trial treatment for diabetic nerve damage after promising studies on animals.

The monthly injection works by stimulating the body to make a natural protein that prevents nerve damage caused by the disease.

("Injection for diabetic nerve pain", BBC, Jul.31)