Diabetes
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) can help sufferers of distal symmetric polyneuropathy
Date: 05/12/06
Keywords: Nutrition,
'Every mile is two in winter.
'Every mile is two in winter.'
That chilly quote from poet George Herbert is a good metaphor for today's topic.
Every mile is two for diabetics who are coping with distal symmetric polyneuropathy - a peripheral nerve disorder that causes numbness, or prickly, burning pains in the extremities, most often in the feet.
A new study confirms previous research with good news about an antioxidant supplement that's an effective treatment for this debilitating problem.
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