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I am 55. I can provide some insight about Peripheral Neuropathy with no harm to discourage you. But, I am a diabetic II since 2017 (after stroke) which was not known beforehand. My PN (feels as walking barefoot on broken glass) started approximately 2018 with my toes then affected my feet. They became tingling and numb but I just ignored it and thought it would just go away in time. I was deadly wrong!
My A1 have been between 9 and 11 for many years. Until this day, I am unable to drop below 9.
Then, early 2019 is when PN start to escalate it moved upwards to calves and thighs then waist. Sadly, I became impotent and barely able to walk and painful nerve shocks started to occur within my entire legs. And I started to lose a lot of weight. I used to weigh 170 and weight shrunk drastically to 109 with severe PN and diabetes.
Initially, I visited emergency rooms, hospitals, clinics, neurologist, etc as PN became so unbearable and extremely painful ! ALL doctors and specialist only provided band-aids to help ease the discomfort such as gabapentin, juniva, insulin, deloxine, etc which was a waste of time and of course, lots of money. The ultimate cure was to amputate toes, feet, and/or legs. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT AN OPTION AS I COULD NOT LIVE WITH IT !!!
I wear special shoes with cushions to help walk as I still do not feel my feet (tingling and numb) and barely my legs plus unfortunately impotent until this day. Now, I am insulin dependent as I check my glucose 3 times a day. I have short and long lasting insulin injections to help drop my glocuso especially when I eat and as far as PN, I ignore the discomfort and pain. And take rubbing reliefs such as Vapor Rub and Icy Hot, etc. and heavily rely on sleeping pills in hope I do not overdose on them….
To say the least, I constantly worry that these medical conditions will eventually get the best of me but continue to pray that I will be ok.
I adopted a pretty German Shepherd which I walk and exercise almost everyday! I know for a fact it won't completely cure PN but somewhat believe its doing more good than before….
Please exercise and eat healthy!
My prayers are with all of you.
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Hi Michhino. I too feel like I'm walking on glass like rocks and pebbles for the last few years. Over that timeframe my PC doc has increased my script of gabapentin to 3600 mg daily. Lately I am now tapering back down to 2700. If needs be I will use 4% lidocaine gel on my feet . If needs be some CBD cream at nite or cbc gummies may help as well. Keep excercising and experimenting and hoping. This is a marathon not a sprint. May I ask how much gabapentin you got approved for daily and at what times of the day? Johnmacc
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God bless you and strengthen you. So far I am blessed to be able to sleep and go out everyday for my wife who cannot cook or care for herself and me as she did for years
I am Diabetes2 neuropathy feet burn,legs to groin ache. Gabapentin help alot but has to be increased again as I write
Loma Linds medical has a INF treatment program they offer they decribe as cutting edge I called a representative and had a video consultation with an MD there.
I have gotten my A1c down from 6.5 to 6.1 I was 183 lbs a few years ago and now weight 165 lbs
They tell me thats good at the Drs office.I battled to control coffee which helps me in the morning with degenerative disc and sciatica
I also am addicted to chocolate in the morning but can control through the rest of the day
I try to eat berries,avacados, ezekiel 4:9 bread,oatmeal everymorning and as little deep fryied unhealthy fats as I can. Frozen berries are best and a good replacement for ice cream.Which my wife eats often
I get her fast food as that is all she will eat.Its a battle
If not for my Lord Jesus I think I would vo back to drinking and drugs as I did at 26 years before He saved me.I am now 73 years and have many things I still eant to do with my life And I believe with Gods help I will.