Clinical Insights

According to the American Diabetes Association, before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have “prediabetes” — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal

CLINICIAN ALERT: PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH BENFOTIAMINE FOR ALCOHOLIC POLYNEUROPATHY MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE IMPROVED COGNITIVE FUNCTION Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency is a well-known and well-documented consequence

CLINICIAN ALERT: REVERSING THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1) DEFICIENCY IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC POLYNEUROPATHY: AN IMPORTANT THERAPEUTIC GOAL SUMMARY: Thiamine deficiency is endemic in diabetics and an etiological factor

Which one of the following statements is true?A. Peripheral neuropathy and polyneuropathy are the same things.B. Peripheral neuropathy is a type of polyneuropathy.C. Polyneuropathy is

If you are one of the thousands of physicians who use benfotiamine, a high potency lipid-soluble form of thiamine (vitamin B1), in the treatment of

Summary:  Research group finds that type 2 diabetics with foot ulcers possess fewer cognitive resources than a matched group of type 2 diabetics without foot ulcers.

Summary: Clinicians should consider the diagnosis of alcoholic polyneuropathy in patients who presently use alcohol excessively and patients who, while currently sober, have a history of

Summary: The association between peripheral neuropathy and prediabetes, although not well known by clinicians, is well established in the scientific literature. It is estimated that up

With estimates of the incidence of prediabetes in the USA at over 84 million people, prediabetes is an epidemic by any definition.  It is also one

During episodes of hyperglycemia, unlike most other cell types, the neurons and Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system are unable to successfully prevent the