Levels of triglycerides used as an indicator of neuropathy in diabetes patients
June 8, 2009
Triglycerides account for almost all of the fat circulating in the body and can also be a risk factor for heart disease. A new study shows that a common test for triglycerides may allow doctors for the first time to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to to develop neuropathy.
A common complication in which nerves are damaged, or lost resulting in tingling and pain in the hands, arms, legs and feet.
Source
Diabetes. 2009 May 1
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