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@gbrodnan1945

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

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@gbrodnan1945, Stress can make the neuropathy pain worse. Here's an explanation:
--- How Stress May Worsen Peripheral Neuropathy Pain: https://fapnewstoday.com/columns/stress-peripheral-neuropathy-pain-tips/.

I find that when I get stressed I try to take a short walk or even just stop and take a moment to look out the window and watch some of the birds around our bird feeder which has a calming effect on me. Have you found any ways to relieve some of the stress?