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@bigal1956: Hi! I wish I had a cure I could suggest; however, I question if there is one. I have found lidocane type topicals very effective TEMPORARYILY! Some CBD creams, menthol based gels, Voleran cream, etc also give minimal amount of relief.
Balance and muscle/bone building exercise can help us from Falling! I do yoga (chair or floor) and am adding tai chi too! You may agree/disagree with my proactive approach, but then again you may see if this positively affects your neuropathy? We both know sitting on the couch doesn’t help! 🙂

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Thanks for your feedback!
True, no cure so far. Luckily I don't have pain, but numbness. It looks like dizziness may come from drugs side effects. Originally the the numbness was attributed to Lumbar stenosis and afterwards to diabetes. I have declined surgery. So far exercises and physical therapy do help, but not a lot. I can not walk stairs, don't drive anymore. Do supplements help? Are there any unconventional alternatives?

I use lidocaine cream too and it does gives relief. Thanks

@dbamos1945 I was told by my neurologist on the first visit there is no treatment for a peripheral neuropathy nor is there a cure that said I have been very proactive in trying my best to maintain some muscle in my legs. I go to Aqua fitness five days a week and I’m ashamed to say very little extra. I must try harder I will try harder I think but after a certain age you have two hills to climb one is the aging issues and two is the neuropathy both of which it can appear much easier to just sit down. The latter is not the best way forward as sitting down for too long can compress the spine causing yep you got it more issues. my only advice to people is do what you can as much as you can and as often as you can. There’s nothing else on the horizon for the moment but I do live in perpetual hope that there soon will be good luck everyone

@dbamos1945 your response is a good and accurate statement, there is no treatment or cure was the first thing my neurologist told me this is in England and from what I can understand it’s pretty much the same in the US. Like yourself I concentrate on keeping as fit as I can doing what I can as often as I can. Sitting on the sofa whilst is the easiest thing to do you get no benefit from it so yep I agree with your statement completely well said