Medipin is a specialized tool designed for the early detection of peripheral neuropathy, particularly in patients with diabetes.
Features & Benefits:
- Early Detection: Medipin can help in the early identification of neuropathy, which is crucial for timely intervention.
- Home Testing: It enables patients to perform tests at home, following ADA guidelines, to detect loss of protective sensation (LOPS) in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Simple Use: The Medipin has a unique design with a pyramid-shaped point to stretch rather than penetrate the skin, surrounded by an annular ring for dull stimulation.
- Safety: Medipin is designed to optimize pinprick perception without piercing delicate skin, reducing the risk of skin penetration and needle stick injuries.
- FDA Listed: It is an FDA listed instrument and has been used by U.S. doctors and in international medical studies.
Medipin offers a straightforward and safe method for patients to participate in their own diabetic healthcare by regularly testing sensation in their feet, which can be a critical aspect of diabetes management.
For self-care and preventative care Home-testing for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Silent numbness due to nerve destruction is common in diabetic skin where loss of a sense of pain, often called pinprick sensation, can lead to ulcers and amputation due to a failure to notice even tiny injuries.
The Diabetic Toes Test by Medipin provides an early warning you can now perform at home, before your regular checkup, to help identify when feet have developed the beginnings of diabetic nerve damage. It takes seconds once a month and costs cents using a Medipin - a disposable tool chosen by health professionals every day and designed to be kind to delicate skin.
Why choose the Diabetic Toes Test by Medipin?
Healthy feet are able to warn us of injury because specialised nerves in the skin transmit painful signals of sharpness and hot or cold to monitor their surroundings constantly. Their role is to sense potential harm from even the smallest hazard like a fragment of glass, rubbing shoes or stepping on a tack.
When these particular nerves are damaged the skin can become numb so gradually that the feet may not detect an injury has even taken place. This is called Loss Of Protective Sensation or LOPS and tends to develop progressively. This is an important concern in diabetes especially because even small injuries can be stubborn to heal and if undiagnosed Loss Of Protective Sensation can lead to more serious complications such as diabetic foot ulcers and amputation of toes and feet.
These pain sensitive nerves are the smallest in the feet and diabetes tends to damage them before any others. Most importantly, with the correct medical guidance it can be reversed.
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