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Diabetic Gastroparesis
Introduction: Diabetic Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a diabetic complication that occurs from neuropathy of the stomach nerve (called the "vagus nerve"). This causes digestive difficulties as the food starts to move too slowly through the stomach.
Symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Mild early symptoms
- Nausea - especially if for prolonged periods (i.e. days)
- Vomiting
- Belching
- Feeling of fullness
See full list of 11 symptoms of Diabetic Gastroparesis
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Diagnostic Tests for Diabetic Gastroparesis
Test for Diabetic Gastroparesis in your own home
click here- Stomach emptying test - a radioactive meal that is tracked through your digestive tract.
- Barium x-ray
- Barium beefsteak meal
- Radioisotope gastric-emptying scan
- Gastric manometry
See full list of 10 diagnostic tests for Diabetic Gastroparesis
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Causes of Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes - though gastroparesis is less common than for Type 1 diabetes
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Treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis
- Diabetic blood sugar control
- Medications
- Stomach contraction medications
- Metoclopramide (Reglan)
- Erythromycin - although an antibiotic, it also helps digestion
See full list of 15 treatments for Diabetic Gastroparesis
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Article Excerpts about Diabetic Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. Gastroparesis is most often a complication of type 1 diabetes. At least 20 percent of people with type 1 diabetes develop gastroparesis. It also occurs in people with type 2 diabetes, although less often.
Gastroparesis happens when nerves to the stomach are damaged or stop working. The vagus nerve controls the movement of food through the digestive tract. If the vagus nerve is damaged, the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally, and the movement of food is slowed or stopped.
Diabetes can damage the vagus nerve if blood glucose (sugar) levels remain high over a long period of time. High blood glucose causes chemical changes in nerves and damages the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients to the nerves. (Source: excerpt from Gastroparesis and Diabetes: NIDDK)
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