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I would like to add that peripheral neuropathy comes in various degrees. First early symptoms are usually quite mild but be very careful of any futur slow progress that may eventually lead to a disabling painful neuropathy. Have regular tests on your glycemia AND your cholesterol (especially...

A good level of HDL cholesterol is important: the higher it is the better it is, mine is too low at usually at 0.35g/l, below the minimum 0.60 g/l 0.90 mmol/l Avocado, fish, nuts, chicken meat, oive oil and whole bread is some of the recommanded type of food to improve the HDL. Surely that...

When peripheral neuropathy first symptoms appear many body functions might be affected, in addition to anxiety induced by those unexpected scaring symptoms. To me it happened in two onset stages : - fisrst one in early 2019 when I experienced fatigue mild tingling and numbness in a foot, which...

Getting a glucose meter is indeed so helpful. I bought one two days ago, one were a tiny drop of finger blood is checked. I intend also for a couple of weeks to keep a record my food intake, quantities in carbs, eating hours, water intake, and to keep a record of my physical activities, sleeping...

Hi Ellie, Indeed a visit will be planned with a podiatrist. After the endocrinologist in 3 weeks though because my priority is to have a diabetes specialist view on my hisitory and symptoms. As for the physiotherapist probably eventually. I procede step by step. Thanks alot for your message !

Hi Glenn, Thanks a lot, it's a valuble study. Indeed the HbA1c and glycemic variability is a complex issue, surely those possible spikes are a key factor. The best way to know if I am prone to having spikes would be having an automatic device like Libre Freestyle for a while. Today I purchased...

Hi Geordie P, Thank you for my English ! I suspect that my average triglycerides level over the last 8 years probably varied between 2 and 5 mmol when the norm is below 1.71. The max on a blood test was 4.42 mmol in 2015. I had done only 3 blood test over 8 years. in June it was at 2.36 mmol...

No she did not give any blood test. Thanks a lot Glenn for this valuble advice, I will have it in mind when I will next visit her or probably another specialist. I do would like to see her again to have an open and frank because she misdiagnosed me in 2019 and a month ago (well she did not put...

I am a 48 year old French chap so my English is not perfect. I registered on this diabetes forum because there is no such a forum in French. My history of prediabetes and peripheral neuropathy misdiagnosis continues. In Part 1: I explained my early symptoms (initially some mild numbness and...

Part2 of my prediabetis and neuropathy misdiagnostic history I am a 48 year old French guy so my English is not perfect. I started posting my "prediabetes and neuropathy misdiagnosis" history on this diabetes forum because there is to my knowledge not such a forum available in French. In...

Thanks for your kind remark. It helps a lot that English and French have much vocabulary in common (with tiny spelling nuances) !

Mine is a complex history of personnal bad eating habits and neuropathy misdiagnosis... I am a 48 year old French guy and my English is not perfect. My history narrative is quite long so I split it into two digestible parts. I am trying to remain objective and not confusing. Part1: 3 years...

I am French so my English is far from perfect... 2 days ago I got my second fasting blood glucose lab test at 6.0, a month ago it was 6.2. Yesyerday my GP dared finally to say "prediabetic" (she is prone to negate my "past undignosed/silent prediabetic" status). Most important is that those...