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May 21, 2023
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Members shared a wide range of strategies for managing diabetic neuropathy pain, with Gabapentin and Lyrica being the most commonly mentioned... Read more

Members shared a wide range of strategies for managing diabetic neuropathy pain, with Gabapentin and Lyrica being the most commonly mentioned medications, though some noted they still experience numbness and tingling despite treatment. Several members described non-medication approaches that have brought relief, including using handheld electric massagers or cold laser devices on affected areas, elevating legs against a wall for 20 minutes daily, and supplementing with vitamin B complex. A recurring theme was the complex relationship between neuropathy management and overall diabetes control, with many celebrating improved A1C levels through medications like Ozempic while acknowledging that some nerve damage may already be permanent.

A DiabetesTeam Member

I was on Lyrica but stopped it interfered with heart meds but it worked.I am on ozempic also for about a year now have lost 37 lbs and A1c is 5.3

July 24, 2023
A DiabetesTeam Member

I use a handheld, electric massager for my hands and feet which really helps. I also raise my legs up against the wall, 20 mins eveey day - you can lay on the bed or on a yoga mat with your butt against the wall and heels up... while there, after 20mins incorporate other exercises like rolling and flexing your feet, etc.
Allows me to sleep peacefully.

July 26, 2023
A DiabetesTeam Member

I take Gabepentin but still have numbness and tinkling that makes me miserable in feet and hands. Right now I am on Ozempic and for the first time my A1C is only 6.1 I did go through some bad side effects though. I am so thankful it is down from 8. The damages are done already.

July 24, 2023
A DiabetesTeam Member

Medication, lyrica, or Gabapention helps, ease it down to where its tolerable.

May 21, 2023
A DiabetesTeam Member

Gabapentin. It works well for me.

July 25, 2023

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