Diabetic neuropathy is the clinical term for a nerve condition which affects many diabetes sufferers: pain, numbness and tingling in the nerve endings of the hands and feet.
For many years, diabetic neuropathy sufferers had little recourse other than standard painkillers and blood sugar monitoring, but an intriguing study finds that two unlikely treatments may provide lasting pain relief: Botox injections and supplementation with ginkgo biloba extract.
One study found that animals with diabetic neuropathy who were injected with botulinum toxin A, marketed under the popular brand name Botox, became less sensitive to pain for up to 15 days. In another study, ginkgo biloba supplementation provided a long-term reduction in pain symptoms for patients with diabetic neuropathy.
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