2006-12-01 06:07:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Claudication is a circulation problem that causes pain during exercise. It's usually related to peripheral arterial disease. Control symptoms with a healthy lifestyle and other treatments.
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2006-12-04 14:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Given that you posted this question in the 'diabetes' section, I'll assume you mean diabetes-related claudication.
And in many senses, there isn't really a -cure-, per se, other than curing the underlying diabetes. But there are treatments and things you can do to make it better.
Exercise, for example, can improve muscle endurance and help new blood vessels grow. Watching your blood sugar will of course be important. There are drugs that help with oxygen delivery if it's a serious problem (pentoxifylline and cilostazol are two), and there are also sometimes surgical options.
It's probably a good idea to avoid other risk factors for claudication lest you make your problem worse, too. So try and keep your cholesterol low, and don't smoke!
Hope that helps!
2006-12-01 06:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Intermittent claudication? This is caused by vascular obstruction of the arteries. Surgery to open the arteries is possible in the larger ones.
2006-12-01 06:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
-a good control of blood glucose
-smoking cessation
-walking
-drugs :Pentoxifilin ( 800-1200 mgs daily),
Sulodexide
Aspirin
Cholesterol lowering agents
(simvastatin,atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, etc)
- a vascular evaluation is also needed in order to see the level of artery obstruction. If the obstruction affects a large artery the revascularisation can be done, the artery is dilated with a small balloon or if that's not possible , by-pass suregry
usually in diabetics the obstructions are many, and affect small arteries, below the knee, the surgical revascularisation is hard to perform, but in the U.S. there must be centers where they can do this, I've seen on tv
2006-12-04 02:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by oanaveres 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heels in the shoes. surgery. depends of the exact cause of the claudication.
2006-12-01 06:10:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mimi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋