The EMG tracks the movement of electrical impulses along the nerve path, and can reveal whether impairment is due to diabetes or follows a compression injury, such as back problems or carpal tunnel syndrome. A healthy lifestyle, with plenty of exercise and careful attention to diet, helps too. Individual symptoms are as varied as individuals, but the most common complaint is pain, and pain control becomes the single biggest challenge in dealing with established neuropathy. Still others are investigating acupuncture, although not enough is known about it to say for certain if it works in such cases. There is a lot of disagreement over effective treatments for neuropathy pain.
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You need to find and use what works for you. None of the pills and creams is as effective in bringing relief as is getting your blood sugars into good control and keeping them there. Good glucose control may not reverse numbness or tingling, but it can slow or stop additional nerve damage. Good control also can bring on dramatic pain relief. The main reason we, as human beings, have a pain reflex, is because pain lets us know something is wrong in the affected area.