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I belong to a B12D forum and one of the frequent B12D symptoms is burning feet. You can have reasonable B12 levels but have a problem utilising it - it's called functional vitamin B12 deficiency. Here is the NHS guidelines on it...

Have you had your B12 levels checked. Lots of your symptoms could be caused by B12 deficiency. If you take metformin it can stop your body getting B12 from your food. The NHS recognise this and have issued a warning to GPs...

https://www.endocrineweb.com/guides/diabetic-neuropathy/diabetic-neuropathy-causes#:~:text=Those%20with%20higher%20blood%20sugar,peripheral%20neuropathy%20after%2020%20years.

P.S. Diabetic neuropathy usually takes a long time to present (20 years). And, on average, only 20% of type 2 diabetics actually get it.

Hi Chris You state you have been on slow release metformin for quite some time. That will have interfered with your absorption of Vitamin B12. One of the symptoms of B12 deficiency is burning legs or feet. Please don't ask your diabetes nurse what to do. My opinion of them is very low. My one...

Hi Amy Your story is similar to mine. Until recently I was always slim. Then I suddenly put on a lot of weight. I think this weight gain made me a diabetic type 2. To cut a long story short once diagnosed with diabetes I bought a blood glucose monitor. My readings were all over the place -...

Hi there I had the same sort of problems as you. I just couldn't control blood sugar - it was so erratic. It could go as high as 18 then fall right down to 3.6. Turns out I was an undiagnosed celiac. This means that I have unpredictable absorption which makes it very difficult to control blood...

Diabetes is such a major problem you'd think a doctor would keep up to date with the latest research. Why don't they?

I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes last May. Fortunately, because of the Covid lockdown, I had no contact from the diabetic nurse for 10 days. During this period I discovered Jason Fung and bought a blood glucose meter. So I realised that most of the advice the diabetic nurse was giving me was...