Treatment for gastroparesis
In most cases, doctors will adjust your insulin regimen as required. They may also recommend the following:
- Ingesting insulin more often or changing the kind of insulin you take
- Taking insulin after meals, rather than before meals
- Checking blood glucose levels regularly after eating and taking insulin when necessary
- Staying away from drugs that may slow down gastric emptying such as opiates
- Changes in diet and eating habits
Your doctor will be able to give you more important instructions on how and when to take your insulin. Gastric electrical stimulation is a potential treatment for serious cases of gastroparesis. In this process, a device is surgically put into the abdomen. It sends electrical impulses to the nerves and smooth muscles of the inferior part of the stomach. This causes improvement in nausea and vomiting.
In serious cases, long-term gastroparesis patients may need feeding tubes and liquid food to stay nourished.
Conclusion
There is no permanent cure for diabetic gastroparesis. However, it can be successfully managed with changes in diet, medications, and proper regulation of blood glucose.
References
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