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Can properly controlling blood sugar usually cause an improvement in neuropathy?

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Sometimes: Neuropathy can sometimes improve with better diabetic control. However, that is hardly a sure thing. Nerve damage is very slow to improve.

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 4/6/2013

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