Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with Chinese and western medicine

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN) is the most common chronic complication of diabetes, the incidence rate is as high as 60%. The latest foreign diagnostic criteria of DPN is made by the Toronto diabetic neuropathy experts group in 2010, and domestic diagnostic criteria has not been formally introduced, but a variety of scoring criteria are used for the evaluation of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The ways of western medicine in treating DPN include the general blood glucose control, treatment for pathogenesis and the symptomatic treatment. The methods of Chinese medicine in treating DPN include the syndrome differentiation with traditional Chinese medicine, external treatment and acupuncture treatment, etc.