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Looking to connect with people who have non-diabetic neuropathy
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I am 65, so this started when I was 62.
"In fact my feet are better when I am active. Sometimes, when lying down, they can feel like cardboard."
^ same here, walking seems to make them somewhat better and they are worst first thing in morning
One other thing: I was diagnosed with mild to moderate sleep apnea. As far as I can tell I sleep fine. But oxygen meter shows my oxygen levels get low during the night sometimes and with a CPAP machine they do not. I have had CPAP for about a month and no difference yet.
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Interesting...I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea in 2018. I tried the CPAP at which I was unsuccessful as I couldn't tolerate the pressure. My Cardiologist/Electro Physiologist thinks the sleep apnea could be a factor in generating Afib episodes at night so I just had a new sleep study last week during which they used a BIPAP (or bi-level) machine which was a revelation as I slept the rest of the night with it and woke up feeling better than I have in years.
With the BIPAP, you can set it for two different pressures for inhalation and exhalation. We are awaiting the full report from the Pulmonologist and I have requested my doctor to prescribe the BIPAP machine.
I'm not sure if/how sleep apnea would be related to neuropathy. Of course, neuropathic symptoms can also include circulation issues which you say you don't have. I think in my case circulation is a factor.