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A Breakthrough Treatment for Diabetics Who Have Trouble Eating Imagine suffering from diabetes and vomiting up to 6 times a day. You could quickly become dehydrated and malnourished. Soon afterwards, you would become thin and weak. This is what can happen when you have a disease called gastroparesis. There are almost one million diabetics living in the New York area. Twenty-five to 50% of them can suffer from gastroparesis. Most diabetics and many doctors do not even know this disease exists. Diabetes
can lead to nerve damage. Many
diabetics have experienced decreased sensation in their feet.
The nerves to their stomach can also be damaged by high blood
sugar. This can lead to an
inability of the stomach to properly contract and empty.
As a result, the food quickly builds up leading to feelings of
fullness followed by nausea and vomiting. To
treat gastroparesis, patients must adhere to a strict diet.
Many try medications. Unfortunately,
there are only two drugs available and up to 75% of people do not notice
any benefit or suffer from their side effects. Fortunately,
a new device has recently been approved by the US FDA, which can help
diabetics with gastroparesis. It
is called Enterra™ Therapy. Dr.
John de Csepel, chief of minimally invasive surgery at St. Vincent’s
Hospital in Manhattan, is one of the few doctors nationwide to offer
this breakthrough treatment. Dr.
de Csepel says, “The device is like a pacemaker for the stomach.
It can help the stomach to empty and allow diabetics to once
again digest normally.” The
device is implanted during a one hour minimally invasive surgery.
Patients usually leave the hospital the same day or next morning. “It
is amazing that a diabetic, who can not keep his or her meals down one
day, can lead a perfectly normal life just a few weeks after receiving
the device,” reports Dr. de Csepel.
To make an appointment to see Dr. de Csepel, call (212) 604-2475. |
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