Recognizing and treating diabetic autonomic neuropathy
Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD
The Strelitz Diabetes Research Institutes, Department of Internal Medicine and Anatomy/Neurobiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Tomris Erbas, MD
The Strelitz Diabetes Research Institutes, Department of Internal Medicine and Anatomy/Neurobiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
Address: Aaron I. Vinik MD, PhD, The Strelitz Diabetes Research Institutes, 855 West Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510
Dr. Vinik has indicated that he has received grant or research support from multiple pharmaceutical corporations and serves as a consultant on the speakers bureaus of multiple pharmaceutical corporations.
ABSTRACTDiabetic autonomic neuropathy can cause heart disease, gastrointestinal symptoms, genitourinary disorders, and metabolic disease. Strict glycemic control can slow the onset of diabetic autonomic neuropathy and sometimes reverse it. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies are available to treat symptoms.