While laser therapy is a great tool to help reduce diabetic neuropathy symptoms and promote healing, there are a few things that diabetic patients can do in addition to laser therapy to help reduce neuropathy. Dr. Rountree and Kristi discuss the importance of diet, exercise, as well as things you should avoid as a diabetic. Dr. Rountree explains how cellular mechanisms are affected by diabetes, thereby causing neuropathy, and he goes over how Alpha Lipoic Acid works on a cellular level to fight the progression of neuropathy. 

 

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Podcast Episodes on Neuropathy:

EP 62 Diabetic Neuropathy 

EP 34 Treatments Proven to Work for CIP Neuropathy Symptoms

EP 28 Diabetic Neuropathy: How it Happens and Treatment Options

EP 8 Peripheral Neuropathy

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