Re: Foot Report

Julie Bove wrote:
"Uncle Enrico" <Uncle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:HM3Oj.1069$26.472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If anyone would like to give an update on their neuropathy symptoms and what they're doing to deal with the issue, I'd be an interested reader.

I take Evening Primrose Oil, 1,000 mg each morning and night. It really helps and if I try to go without it, I notice a difference.

I'm taking EPO plus alpha lipoic acid and benfotiamine.

I've been tempted to abandon my treatment approach, many times, and go with what my two doctors have suggested (anti-seizures or anti-depressants), but I'm still hanging in with the OTC supplements and the Rebuilder (TENS like device)--along with strict diet of lean proteins, green veggies, nuts etc., and Lantus nearly exclusively.

Those pills didn't work for me and only gave me bad side effects. Never tried a TENS unit.

The device is called the Rebuilder. You can Google it. It's made a big improvement for me. I have the less expensive unit.

I've reduced my bg fluctuations from a BG AVERAGE/Standard Deviation of 24% (just prior to onset of symptoms) to <12.2% during the last 30 days. This is based on the writings Dr. Irl Hirsch, M.D., a Type I himself and director of the U. of Wash. Diabetes Care Center.

In the last two weeks, things have been working well, but I've been through many ups and downs in the four months since the burning started and I know I can make no predictions. The minute the problem appears solved, the nerves will prove me wrong.

I never really had what I would call burning. More like pins and needles, a stabbing, crushing pain, like a big hand was squeezing my foot and trying to break the bones. I had a feeling of coldness, but at the same time felt like I had thick socks on. When walking, it was as though I had a big rock strapped to the bottom of my feet, or that I was walking on pebbles. Now the only thing I really notice is if I am walking barefoot or in stocking feet (wrong to do that I know) and step on something, it kills. Feels like I am stepping on something sharp, even if it is small and not sharp at all.
One thing I now know, anything I eat after 4 to 5 pm will cause burning in the evening for an hour or two regardless of blood sugar level--anything from a salad to an omelet, to steamed broccoli. This argues for the theory of oxidative stress IMHO.

So, I've managed to maintain a healthy sleep schedule by no eating after 5:00 pm.

No bedtime snack?
Still walking about 30 miles a week.
The orthotics my DPM prescribed are awful and cost a small fortune. They sit in a drawer.

Good luck to all.

I wear only certain brands of shoes. Mainly Birkenstock and New Balance, but I also have some from Sofft, Aravon, and a few others whose names escape me.

I've had good luck with New Balance walking shoes including their hiking shoes.
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