Abstract
We describe a case of type-2 diabetes mellitus with significant improvement in blood glucose control and significant decrease in insulin requirements after initiation of spinal cord stimulation. We believe that spinal cord stimulation may provide additional beneficial effects in patients with chronic pain and diabetes.
Implications:
Spinal cord stimulation when used for control of chronic pain in diabetics may provide additional benefits of improving glycemic control and insulin requirements.
MeSH terms
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Blood Glucose / metabolism
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Chronic Disease
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
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Diabetic Neuropathies / complications
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Electric Stimulation Therapy*
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Female
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Humans
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Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage
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Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
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Insulin / administration & dosage
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Insulin / therapeutic use*
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Middle Aged
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / therapy
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Spinal Cord / physiology*
Substances
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Blood Glucose
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Hypoglycemic Agents
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Insulin