If you took GLP-1s for weight loss, did it help your Neuropathy?

@mrmacabre I did not word that correctly! The underlying cause(s) of ulcerative colitis also can cause inflammation of the joints. So my daughter gets a double whammy. But the GLP-1 she was recently prescribed does provide some relief from the joint inflammation.

UC can cause arthritis?

I take a GLP-1 for reduction of blood sugar. (It works) My daughter was prescribed it also. She has ulcerative colitis which also causes arthritis. She says her painful arthritis is much reduced after taking the weekly shot. This leads me to ask whether a GLP-1 would reduce neuropathy pain?

I eat 6 - 8 raw, unsalted cashews every morning and have done so for about 2 years.

The waffle board reference is to the physical stress experienced when I stand for roughly 5 minutes or so intervals on thick carpet (while singing in the church choir).

Both of these started at the same time, roughly two years ago, and both seem to have contributed to the beginning of substantial PN remission.

It is logical that I would continue to benefit, although this is more difficult to assess as a result of the fact that I
have been taking IVIG infusions for almost a year.

@constable12 hello, I am going to
Penn Hospital/University of Pa on April 6th for my dx of CIDP. In the meantime should I try eating Cashews? How. Raw, unsalted and how many a day? Does it help. Also what is Thick Carpet Waffle Board? Thank you for any help you can give me.

The brand name product used in my IVIG infusion is Gamunex - C.

This is first-line treatment for CIDP. My understanding is that the medication is a cocktail of blood platelets from some 6 to 10 thosand people, designed to modify my auto-immune system.

My conclusion is that minimal stretching and strengthening exercises are essential to maximizing the results
of IVIG treatment. The same is likely true for CIDP patients who are not receiving IVIG.

@constable12
You lost me on the IVIG treatment. I'm not good with acronyms.
I talked to my chiro orator, and he encouraged me to continue with stretching, walking, any strengthening exercises I'm doing. He said that because the peripheral nerves send signals back to the Central Nervous System, we are signaling that those muscles / nerves are still alive ( and maybe need help...my addition😊).
Betty

@greengold

Thanks.

Maybe the "Incremental Cashew Fat Therapy Theory" is given additional impetus by recent studies finding that incremental fat loss as a result of the use of weight-loss drugs can induce some sort of reversible "PN LIght".

I contacted Vanderbilt Medical School and, unfortunately, it has not pursued any further cashew work.

Exercise - I have concluded that even minimal flexibility and strengthening exercises are necessary to maximize the effects of the IVIG treatment I am now receiving.

After considerable thought, I would include the "Thick Carpet Waffle Board Exercises" I mentioned as a significant exercise factor.

@db72
Tes, I've started on the Whole-Foods-Plant -Based Lifestyle. I am amazed how much I like it. I was motivated by the book "The China study " published 2016 by Colin Campbell, a Researcher, who is now 91 years old. I'm finding I can taste the grains, the veggies ,without the extra stuff we put on them. It encourages you to eat a lot, don't go hungry. I'm eating differently, learning a different way of cooking and eating, and feel good. Too ealy to tell if it helps the neuropathy as I only started 6 weeks ago. I have had an A1C blood test done a few days ago so I'm interested to know what the results are.

@constable12 I feel anything is worth a try. I usually try severL at the same time for the total affect.
I feel remedies may be like a pie, with the wedges delivering different percentagesvif healing. Eg. Cashews may be 15% , daily exercise 20%, nutritional diet 25%, mindfulness deep
breathing 10%. You get the idea..you fill in what you think may be good remedies, and do them all together for a few months.