Hello @suzva, Welcome to Connect. A neurologist is the type of specialist that normally deals with diagnosing neuropathy. Most drugs and treatments can help with the pain but don't do much of anything for numbness which is my biggest complaint as I don't have pain with my neuropathy. I'm glad to see you are advocating for your own health learning as much as you can about the condition. I think that is the best thing anyone can do to become aware of available treatments while learning more about their condition. You will notice that we added to your discussion title so that other members might be able to share their experience and offer suggestions they might have.

I'm not sure I would ignore the diabetes connection with your neuropathy. I come from a family with a history with diabetes. My mother developed diabetes in her late 50s but both of my younger sisters developed diabetes in their late 20s and were on insulin. Both of my sisters mentioned the pain and numbness in their feet and my sister who is no longer living was told at one time amputation may be in the future for one of her feet. I have never been diagnosed with diabetes although I have been in the pre-diabetes category for most of my life and the numbness symptoms started in my toes in my late 30s. I posted my neuropathy journey in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/.

Here are a couple of really good sites to learn more about neuropathy:
--- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/neuropathy/causes-neuropathy
--- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/webinar-diabetic-pn-with-rodica-pop-busui-md-phd/

Can you see if your doctor will give you a referral to see a neurologist?