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The most important treatment goal for diabetes-related gastroparesis is to manage your blood glucose levels as well as possible. Treatments include insulin, oral medications, changes in what and when you eat, and, in severe cases, feeding tubes and intravenous feeding.
Gastroparesis is a gastric motility disorder that is characterized by delayed stomach emptying in the absence of a mechanical obstruction. The characteristic symptoms of gastroparesis include nausea, vomiting, bloating and early satiety. Abdominal pain may be a prominent symptom in some patients. The diagnosis of gastroparesis requires ruling out other causes of nausea and vomiting, such as peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal infection, pancreatic disease, hormonal disorders and medication side effects. The most common cause of gastroparesis is diabetes.