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NICE - painful diabetic neuropathy (neuritis) following improvement in glycaemic control

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Acute painful neuropathy of rapid improvement of blood glucose control

  • adults with type 1 diabetes that acute painful neuropathy should be reassured resulting from rapid improvement of blood glucose control is a self-limiting condition that improves symptomatically over time
  • Explain to adults with type 1 diabetes that the specific treatments for acute painful neuropathy resulting from rapid improvement of blood glucose control:
    • have the aim of making the symptoms tolerable until the condition resolves
    • may not relieve pain immediately and may need to be taken regularly for several weeks to be effective.

First line management

  • simple analgesics (paracetamol, aspirin) and local measures (bed cradles) are recommended - but if trials of these measures are ineffective, discontinue them and try other measures
  • do not relax diabetes control to address acute painful neuropathy resulting from rapid improvement of blood glucose control in adults with type 1 diabetes

If simple analgesia does not provide sufficient pain relief for adults with type 1 diabetes who have acute painful neuropathy resulting from rapid improvement of blood glucose control

  • then manage as per NICE guideline on neuropathic pain - pharmacological management
  • simple analgesia may be continued until the effects of additional treatments have been established
    • be aware of risk of dependency associated with opioids

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