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Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 15 7:27pm | Replies (312)

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James, do you have any diabetes or prediabetes that could cause the neuropathy? The reason I ask is that I was not aware there was such a thing with diabetes when my husband was diagnosed, and most people I have met since do not know that diabetes can cause such a condition which is relieved by diet change and exercise. My doctor never mentioned it to me. My husband's doctor told him to eat beef since he didn't like chicken so he ate one and a half pounds of prime rib a day in restaurants. It was too much of a good thing, of course and his foot went numb and he could barely walk before he died of the cancer in his spine and other conditions. Dorisena

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Hi Dorisena, I am prediabetic but my HgA1C is tested every 3 months and it's 5.4 to 5.6. It's possible that my neuropathy is due to being prediabetic. However, I thought that diabetic caused neuropathy results in numbness and I don't have any numbness. My feet feel tight - like the skin has been shrunk. They also feel heavy. But it's the tightness that is painful. I'm not overweight, less than 120 lbs for a slender 5'4'' frame. I also don't eat many carbs. My wife & I eat fish and chicken mostly, lots of veggies and when we have a steak it's 4oz or less.
James