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Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 23 12:48pm | Replies (55)
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@superherosx7

What do I do? My fiance is type 2 Diabetic And also has neuropathy in the legs and feet And his pain is is excruciating. Does it help to go to a podiatrist He is on gabapentin Lyrica and that does not help With the pain. Any suggestions On what he could ask his doctor for ? Does anyone know what triggers The pain to come on ? His blood sugar is more normal than it is high. What food should he eat and what should he stay away from? We are lost in this whole life changing diagnosis. Anyone's quality of life changed drastically? Also, he's on Medicaid what does that cover for him? Anything that will help? At what age can he add medicare? Any help for us is appreciated.

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Sophie46 | @sophie46 | Mar 20 11:46am

I am not diabetic, but have a disease called Adhesive Arachnoiditis. I suffer with neuropathy in my feet and take Alpha Lipoic Acid and wear compression socks. I still get some pain, but it is considerably less.

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ann707 | @ann707 | Mar 20 5:25pm

I have PN but I am not a diabetic or pre-diabetic but I have figured out that if I eat sugary things; think a frosting laden cup cake or prunes (dried fruit) my PN is aggravated. You might want to look and what you are eating and the amount of sugar and carbohydrates present. I'm still working it out as to how much and when to eat things. BUT I would definitely talk with your doc or a nutritionist before embarking on low carbo/sugar free diet. Make sure it is the thing for you to do. I'm waiting for a consult now.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 23 5:26pm

@superherosx7, I moved your question about neuropathy related to diabetes to this existing discussion:
- Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy ?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-tried-treatment-for-diabetic-neuropathy/

I did this so you can click the link, read through the previous posts to get tips and to connect with others more easily.

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digbymacdonald | @digbymacdonald | Mar 24 2:40pm

I found that Gabapentin caused severe swelling of my legs and upper body. The only things that works on me for PN is to alternately soak my toes in hot and cold water twice a day. That opens up the blood vessels allowing for increased flow of oxygenated blood to my toes. A couple of weeks of doing that and the pain has almost gone.

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