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My lessons learned about idopathic non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy
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This one caught my attention @snagydude...
7. There seem to be some metabolic issues that no one is talking about. For example I've been seen by 5 neurologists and diagnosed over and over. It seems like a financial windfall for many physicians since I get nothing from seeing them. I'm suspicious since I've taught hundreds of doctors.
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Have been in the pre-diabetes category most of my adult life and have discussed diabetes vs pre-diabetes with all of my different primary care doctors, none of whom mentioned anything about the metabolic syndrome. Had I been clued in earlier I'd like to think I might have started working to change my lifestyle and eating habits before my neuropathy started progressing more noticeably. Probably wishful thinking on my part 🙃 I think I first learned about it while watching a Dr. Jay Wortman video on my weight loss journey. If anyone is interested in learning more about the metabolic syndrome, I thought I would share the research that I have found helpful here:
METABOLIC SYNDROME
-- Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.105.169404
-- The metabolic syndrome – What is it and how should it be managed?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2047487319886404
-- A comprehensive definition for metabolic syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675814/
-- The Metabolic Syndrome and Neuropathy: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881591/
-- Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for neurological disorders
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997383/
The videos that got me started:
-- Dr. Jay Wortman - 'Undoing Atkins: A Cautionary Tale' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIegMp5cWBY
-- Dr Jay Wortman Diabetes Remission is Surprisingly Simple! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6xw3wOAMc
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I have hovered just below the prediabtics markers most of my adult life
Taught the diabetic diet. Ate well exercised routinely. but always fought weight gain Docs said just cut the ice cream. I didn’t eat ice cream. High blood pressure
Been complaining about foot pain for years- it was there- the beginnings — ignored. Told better shoes Lol I wasn’t explaining the right words
3 years ago. BAM A1c jumped. Pain levels increased.
What to do? Ate well.
Offered gabapentine— ha the drug of nightmares
Finally landed on low carb low fat high protein
A1c. Normal
But neuropathy on the move. Now in my calves
Magnesium helps. As does 1200 lipoic acid
I think I would rather have pain than numb. Numb says dead to me. That’s frightening
Metabolic syndrome. Diagnosis too late.
I hope you can walk on, my friend .
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@johnbishop
Thank you for sharing this information. I have idiopathic small fiber neuropathy but also believe I am dealing with metabolic syndrome most of my life. My mom had type 2 diabetes and I am very sensitive to having too much carbohydrates. My glucose levels are within “normal” range but my A1C is gradually increasing.