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Posted by CCF Neuro MD *!* on November 18, 1997 at 21:17:09:

In Reply to: diabetis neuropathy posted by Robert A. Mills on November 14, 1997 at 11:19:30:

: I saw a program on a news about of a hormone injections for growing new nerves in the legs for people having diabetis neuropathy. I have this problem in which has increaswed since I have had bypass seurgery. Thankyou Robert Mills
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There are are a number of treatments currently available for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. The mainstay of treatment is good long term control of blood sugar , however if this is unsuccessful a number of  drugs are available. These drugs include medications which are commonly used to  treat depression and seizures but have a  pain killing effect in addition , these include Tegretol, Neurontin,  and  amytriptyline.
A number of newer experimental therapies are also under investigation but these areonly at the experimental stage and are not  currently available in the US.
As regards a hormone injection which causes new nerves to grow in the legs , this sounds like an overstatement , as no drug has yet been discovered which causes nerves to regrow  completely. I did find one reference in the world literature which  might  be relevant to the TV program which you saw.
This was a publication from Germany which refered to the use of a substance known as Cerebrolysin which was infused over  daily over a period of 10 days, this led to a reduction in the assessment of severity of pain  over a period of six weeks. This is however a very preliminary study  and does not necesarily mean that this therapy is likely to become available in the short term.
This information is provided for general medical education purposes only.
Please consult your physician for diagnostic and treatment options of your specific medical condition.