Hi Glen @gleng, Welcome to Connect. It sounds like your neuropathy started similar to mine. I posted my story earlier on Connect here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/. Exercise and a healthy diet certainly can't hurt your neuropathy and there are other benefits for your overall health. Here is some information from the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy on living well with neuropathy that you might find helpful -- https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/.

How long have you had neuropathy? Have you tried any complementary or alternative treatments?

Correct. Walking is good to do to keep the nerves as active as possible. Also, pay attention to what you are ingesting. Vitamin B-6 toxicity is well documented.

Try changing shoes. I recommend Hokas and keep walking.

Hi @gleng, I’m in the same boat and don’t have a solution. I’ve tried a few things with mixed results.
- just keep walking, as others have suggested.
- switching some part of my exercise to things that are easier on the feet. I’ve tried cycling (regular and stationary) and joined a gym for elliptical and rowing machines
- wearing extra thick socks. You can find some that are thicker on the bottom but they’re probably not going to be cheap.
- putting more rugs around the house to help recovery between walking sessions.

For me, walking in nature is my main form of physical and mental therapy so I really don’t want to give it up.

Best of luck with everything.