Thanks for the update. I am glad to hear you are doing well controlling your blood sugar and it sounds like you also made some lifestyle changes to help your health. I had never heard about the metabolic syndrome and had always pooh poohed my primary care doc's telling me I was pre-diabetic. Then I started doing a little research which changed my mind and helped me decide on the need to make some changes. Here are a couple of references if you are interested in learning more.

--- The Metabolic Syndrome and Neuropathy: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881591/
--- Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for neurological disorders
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997383/