Scientists Uncover Potential Treatment for Painful Side Effect of Diabetes

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Why diabetics suffer from increased pain and temperature sensitivity is a step closer to being understood and effectively treated.

Research published in the journal Nature Medicine reveals that a multi-national collaboration between scientists from Warwick Medical School in the UK, and universities in Germany, New York, Australia and Eastern Europe, has discovered key information around one of the most distressing side effects of diabetes.

Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), which is abnormal and persistent pain experienced by roughly 50% of patients with diabetes, impairs patients' quality of life and affects sleep, mood, mobility, ability to work, relationships, self-esteem and independence.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120513144533.htm
 
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