The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the fastest-growing neurological condition is diabetic neuropathy. As more people are diagnosed with diabetes, this related condition is becoming more common, making pain, numbness, and other complications a part of daily life for many Americans. Bravery Home Healthcare wants to change that. Our at-home diabetic care embraces the latest trends in treatment. Check out four that we can implement into your diabetic care.
One way to treat neuropathy is to slow its progress by controlling blood glucose levels—a must for diabetic patients. The latest continuous glucose monitoring devices (CGMs) have come a long way, allowing you to sync with your phone for regular updates on blood sugar. This can help you make informed decisions about diet, exercise, and medication and reduce the likelihood of sudden spikes or drops.
Part of our at-home health services is patient training. We can help you get used to using wearable technology like CGMs, building routines and integrating them into your lifestyle so that you’re always on top of your blood sugar.
It might seem counterintuitive to take these medications for diabetic neuropathy, but they’ve been shown to have pain-fighting properties. They all work differently but can provide pain relief. Anti-seizure medications like pregabalin, tricyclic antidepressants, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) like duloxetine are often recommended.
Bravery Home Healthcare offers medication management, so you won’t have to worry about juggling diabetic medications in addition to these pain relief options.
The most notable example of these devices is a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device, which you might know as a TENS unit. These devices work by sending mild electrical impulses to nerves. As the Mayo Clinic explains, this helps block pain signals from reaching the brain. This effect, naturally, makes TENS treatment great for diabetic neuropathy.
Like with CGMs, we can help you get used to using a TENS unit, walking you through how it works and overseeing your treatment at home. While the devices are user-friendly, it’s always best to have someone trained to supervise and educate you on using them.
Our at-home physical therapy in Jacksonville can be personalized to target diabetic neuropathy. The goal can be pain relief as well as getting more active and mobile to help reduce the consequences of diabetes.
Bravery Home Healthcare is also keeping an eye on future therapies that could be game-changing for those living with neuropathy. Researchers from Loma Linda University Health have found that a special form of physical therapy called intraneural facilitation (INF) can reduce neuropathy pain. As new treatments like this become prevalent, our physical therapists learn and implement them for at-home healthcare.
Diabetic neuropathy may be on the rise, but Bravery Home Healthcare is prepared to fight it by keeping up with the most recent developments in treatment. Contact us today to get started with custom diabetic home healthcare and learn about these and other options.
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