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Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 6 4:09am | Replies (69)

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@dbeshears I had tests and was told that I had carpal tunnel in both hands. My right was the worst. I knew that the numbness in the thumb, fore and middle finger were carpal tunnel. I was at a neurologists office a few years ago and brought up the ring and pinky finger being numb. They said it could be related to the ulnar nerve. So last year I went to a Surgeon that took care of my right carpal tunnel in the office. Easy procedure. I asked him about the pinky and ring and he said he wouldn't touch the ulnar because it could be my neck. If I bend my arms at night I wake up with numbness in the pinky and ring fingers. Also if I talk on the phone for to long my fingers go numb.

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The surgeons do get territorial over the ulna nerve issue location; I was first sent to a neck/shoulder orthopedic doctor, who nicely told me I should have been referred to a hand orthopedic specialist because the referring doctors nerve tests showed that the entrapment was in the elbow, and that fell into the “hand” department. My hand orthopedic surgeon did say if the issue had been in the neck, he wouldn’t have been the correct doctor. It’s amazing how a single nerve can be so complex, so I guess I can maybe understand why the entire field of neuropathy is so complicated to diagnose and treat.