idiopathic neuropathy and sugar, not a diabetic
I get neuropathy when I eat. Most thing cause some but sweets cause my feet to go numb, burn and pin and needles. I have been tested many time for diabeties and they say I am not even close. Could this be vasculitus or some RA disease causing the issue. I feelmthe best innthe mornings with little or now neuropathy. As the day goes on and depending on my diet i get inflamed. I do have a bulging disc in my back pressing on nerves but why the sugar would make that so much worse. My Dr is stumped and have no other options for me. I would like to monitor my sugar level continously for a few weeks to see how high I am getting. Can it be insulin intolerance?
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Interesting… in all my discussions with Drs, sugar consumption never came up. I officially have idiopathic neuropathy with the caveat that my
L4-L5 arthritis could be impinging on my nerves and cause the numbness. I am inclined to believe that because there are times after physical exertion that the neuropathy is asymmetrical - one side is more numb than the other.
Anyway, I would be very interested to hear more about the possible sugar connection to idiopathic neuropathy.