Hi warriors and @A DiabetesTeam Member,
Both parents suffered with diabetic neuropathy. My Mom used opioids to dampen the pain. My Dad had very slow healing sores that he didn't even know were there because of the numbness.

For me, about 6 months before being diagnosed diabetic, my feet hurt so bad that walking was excruciating. But the good news for me is, that within 5 months of my ultralow carb right eating lifestyle, the pain went away.

It returns for a peck on the cheek whenever my carbs run slightly high for 2 days. It says goodbye when I control my numbers for a few days. It is a early warning system for me.

It's a blessing for me.

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I have learned so much over the years about Neuropathy as I do live with it. I also got to learn that it can hit other places as well. One of my doctors told me it can even hit organs.
My hope it that it continues to be studied on and that they work to find a cure for it, Being Diabetic is one thing but neuropathy added to it is very painful.
thank you for this GrahamLamb

It took doctors a couple of years to diagnose my small fiber neuropathy. This was very deceiving because on paper my A1C was below 6 without meds. They gave me pills that made me loopy and did a poor job of masking the symptoms. I am told there is no cure for it but I think the answer goes back to our favorite topics food. Avoiding inflammatory foods and identifying micro nutrient deficiencies is key in my view. I just wish there was a way to diagnose this earlier. Why did the doctors not ask me questions related to complications on a regular basis?

I had neuropathy way before my diabetes diagnosis. No one could tell me why but my thyroid issues could have caused it, or back surgery when the disk pieces were laying on the nerve. The outside of my left leg along with my toes were tingly and numb after surgery. I treat my neuropathy with herbs and I’ve had success. I’m going to add nopal cactus and corydalis to my tincture blend and see if that helps more. There are times where it bothers me at night but I find it usually has something to do with my footwear.