I was prediabetic with A1C of 7.1 at most. Still I got neuropathy. Doctors at first were unwilling to place the blame on the neuropathy for this, but one neurologist after doing skin biopsies noted that the pattern seemed to be indicative of diabetic neuropathy. I found a paper noting that prediabetes may well cause neuropathy. I lost weight and got my A1C to around 5.8. I should say that I had glucose intolerance which meant that blood sugar levels stayed constant over time rather than just going down. They were not a bell curve as they should have been. My dad and granddad were diabetics so I had a proclivity. It makes sense that over the years the higher blood sugars in my system due to glucose intolerance, while not very high, would have still have had a negative effect on me. The neuropathy is progressing but it is manageable with lyrica.

Neuropathy is one of those fields which is new and little is known. Symptoms are treated but causes are so unknown in many cases. So helpful. Uuuugggh. I just try to be as healthy as possible and take it from there. New symptoms continue to emerge so I continue to see docs about causes, etc. Keep investigating and stay healthy AND enjoy life as much as possible. Thank you for sharing. This site has been so helpful in making me feel not so alone.