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Pain and Diabetes: This is Only the Beginning

December 15, 2011
Benjamin Metzger, MD

The people in this world are getting larger, literally.

 As the rate of obesity rises, not just in America, but throughout much of the world, so too does the rate of diabetes. We can expect more and more patients suffering from the many complications of diabetes with every passing year. In the field of pain management, the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is always a challenge. But DPN is not the only painful condition brought on by diabetes. In fact, diabetes can produce painful...