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@johnbishop

Hello @jayne229, Welcome to Connect. PT is a great question to discuss with your doctor. We neuropathy folks need to exercise for many reasons to help us keep moving. There are a few other discussions you might also want to check out:

--- Neuropathy & Exercise: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-exercise/
--- Water Exercise for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/water-exercise-for-peripheral-neuropathy/
--- Peripheral Neuropathy - Stretching and Exercise: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peripheral-neuropathy-stretching-and-exercise/.

Have you tried doing any specific exercises to help with the strength in your feet, hands and legs?

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I am 77 and have been living with neuropathy for 13 years. My symptoms have been manageable mostly in the toes and hands. Since my wife’s diagnosis of dementia tingling, numbness and pain have move up to the knee and elbow. Legs are more sore and weak but I continue to walk. Is it possible the stress caused by my wife’s condition has made my idiopathic peripheral neuropathy worse. I am not diabetic but recent A1C was 5.7 and fasting glucose 94