[2] Research indicates that ALA may improve symptoms of diabetic neuropathy: for example, clinical trials and meta-analyses have shown that intravenous ALA (typically 600 mg per day for 3 weeks) may significantly reduce neuropathic pain, paresthesia, and numbness in diabetic patients
Typically, patients are either given a strong topical numbing cream or they are injected with lidocaine to numb the area that will be treated
Coskun T, Sloop KW, Loghin C, Alsina-Fernandez J, Urva S, Bokvist KB, Cui X, Briere DA, Cabrera O, Roell WC, Kuchibhotla U, Moyers JS, Benson CT, Gimeno RE, DAlessio DA, Haupt A
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide
For example, cholecystokinin (CCK), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and peptide YY (PYY) are anorexigenic gut hormones that inhibit appetite
John Engs research found that the saliva of the Gila monster contains a hormone that treats diabetes beter than any other medicine