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Paradigms of Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation Training After Spinal Cord Injury
Published on: February 1, 2018
Decreased insulin requirements with spinal cord stimulation in a patient with diabetes
Leonardo Kapural1, Salim M Hayek, Michael Stanton-Hicks
1Department of Pain Management, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. Kapural@ccf.org
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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.
