One more reason to choose a vegan diet? Eating fruit and vegetables, banishing animal derivatives, can alleviate the pain that derives from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, an alteration of the peripheral nervous system caused by diabetes, even reducing the risk of losing a limb.
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One more reason to choose one vegan diet? Eating fruits and vegetables, while banning animal derivatives, can relieve the pain that comes from peripheral diabetic neuropathy, an alteration of the peripheral nervous system caused by diabetes, even reducing the risk of losing a limb.
More than half of adults with 2 type diabetes they can develop diabetic neuropathy, which leads to ulcers and other infections on the legs and feet and is the leading cause of limb amputation in people with diabetes. There is no cure for the diabetic neuropathy. Doctors usually treat pain with medication and recommend cleaning wounds to prevent infections.
Now a new study, which builds on previous work, suggest that a plant-based, low-fat diet can be effective for treating diabetes. The research was published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes.
In this 20-week pilot study, subjects with type 2 diabetes and neuropathy Painful diabetic patients were randomly assigned to two groups. One followed a low-fat, plant-based diet, with weekly nutrition classes and a vitamin B12 supplement. Improvements in some clinical parameters and in pain were thus observed.
This study suggests the potential value of a plant-based diet intervention, including weekly support classes, for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy ",
explain the researchers. It is speculated that increased insulin sensitivity and improved blood sugar levels allow the body time to repair nerve damage. Weight loss by itself also contributed significantly.
Roberta Ragni
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