Diabetic patients with numbness of the hands and feet, may be the existence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, can be improved through drug therapy, if necessary, should also be surgical treatment, generally can not be completely cured, but after reasonable treatment, can improve the discomfort symptoms.
Diabetic patients with numbness of the hands and feet, should use hypoglycemic drugs to control blood sugar, such as metformin, serious cases need to be injected with insulin, due to the presence of peripheral neuropathy, but also with the application of nutritive drugs, such as methylcobalamin and so on.
If diabetic peripheral neuropathy is more serious and the effect of medication is not satisfactory, surgical treatment, such as peripheral nerve decompression, should be considered when necessary to loosen the nerve compression, improve clinical symptoms and reduce pain.
Diabetic patients in the drug treatment, need to follow the doctor’s instructions, rational use of drugs, not self-medication.