hello every one im allan been type 1 for about 20 yrs now on insulin 30 miltard using a nove pen twice a day .sugers are 20,s they keep increasing insulin but still the same my feet are realy getting to me now feel realy burning sensations and exstream cold realy bad they hav giving me gabapentin 400 mg three times a day i am sufferng from arthritus in my hands and my feet so that dont help how i feel i feel like i have the flu every muscle in my body seems to be sore every thing i do seems to be an effort eving standing up very depressed so on anti depressnts but they dont seem to be working as i am tearfull all the time any way sorry for going on just hope ou dont feel like i do.allan
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bad feet
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have you been diagnoised with anything which is causing the pain. I get simular pain on the rare occasion I go high. Highs also make me feel very depressed too.
Hi Allan
I got rid of my Neuropathy in hands and feets by doing exercise 20 mins a day on a stepmachine and by loosing weight (13 kilos) and of course keep sugar low.....try to take E & A vitamins - and have a Multivitamin tablet a day as well. And then you need to take another tablet that also helped me - I get you the name tomorrow as I have it at home (office now). You can get rid of the bozing and cold feet if you do a huge effort....and sorry to say - but you should never allow yourself to have readings around 20....
Have you had insuling drops? it takes your blood sugar right down (within hours) and if your willing to do what it takes - you can keep the sugar readings low after drop....
KIM
I got rid of my Neuropathy in hands and feets by doing exercise 20 mins a day on a stepmachine and by loosing weight (13 kilos) and of course keep sugar low.....try to take E & A vitamins - and have a Multivitamin tablet a day as well. And then you need to take another tablet that also helped me - I get you the name tomorrow as I have it at home (office now). You can get rid of the bozing and cold feet if you do a huge effort....and sorry to say - but you should never allow yourself to have readings around 20....
Have you had insuling drops? it takes your blood sugar right down (within hours) and if your willing to do what it takes - you can keep the sugar readings low after drop....
KIM
Hi Allan,
You are having a rotten time.
A few things. There is a new antidepressant called duloxetine that can help depression and neuropathic pains. If it is going to work for these you should know in a few weeks/months.
The only way to get rid of the neuropathy is to normalise your blood sugars long term. Even then it can take over 5 years to get your feet back to normal.
To do this you will need to adjust your diet so that you need less insulin to cover the food and/or get your insulin adjusted so that round the clock blood sugar control becomes easier.
At some point soon you need to see the diabetologist about all this stuff but to start you off you could do the modules on the course at http://www.dsolve.com which go over in depth about what needs to happen to get normal blood sugars.
Dr Bernstein's book Diabetes Solution and Gary Scheiner's book Think Like a Pancreas can help you realise there are a lot more options than suffering in pain for the rest of your life. It is tough to change your daily routines but you have taken the first step by asking, "Is there anything I can do about this bloody miserable condition?"
You are having a rotten time.
A few things. There is a new antidepressant called duloxetine that can help depression and neuropathic pains. If it is going to work for these you should know in a few weeks/months.
The only way to get rid of the neuropathy is to normalise your blood sugars long term. Even then it can take over 5 years to get your feet back to normal.
To do this you will need to adjust your diet so that you need less insulin to cover the food and/or get your insulin adjusted so that round the clock blood sugar control becomes easier.
At some point soon you need to see the diabetologist about all this stuff but to start you off you could do the modules on the course at http://www.dsolve.com which go over in depth about what needs to happen to get normal blood sugars.
Dr Bernstein's book Diabetes Solution and Gary Scheiner's book Think Like a Pancreas can help you realise there are a lot more options than suffering in pain for the rest of your life. It is tough to change your daily routines but you have taken the first step by asking, "Is there anything I can do about this bloody miserable condition?"
A drug called Topamax might be worth some people suffering from neuropathy in feet having a look at. Its main use is to treat epilepsy but like loads of medication, it has been discovered that it might help in migraines and neuropathy.
http://www.webmd.com/video/topamax-neuropathy
http://www.webmd.com/video/topamax-neuropathy
Hi again Allan
The tablets I take against bad feets and hands is METHYCOBAL - it helped me together with getting sugar levels right.
You need to do a huge effort to keep your sugar levels low.
Even you take a lot of medicine - its not the way to keep sugar low - only life-style change is. No sugar bars - no sugar drinks.....
I know it can be hard - as you always have that little devil sitting on your shoulder saying; "comon lets have another one" - but you must follow your Angels advice on your other shoulder or you will never win your battle....and only keep pharma industry happy.....
How about your weight?
KIM
The tablets I take against bad feets and hands is METHYCOBAL - it helped me together with getting sugar levels right.
You need to do a huge effort to keep your sugar levels low.
Even you take a lot of medicine - its not the way to keep sugar low - only life-style change is. No sugar bars - no sugar drinks.....
I know it can be hard - as you always have that little devil sitting on your shoulder saying; "comon lets have another one" - but you must follow your Angels advice on your other shoulder or you will never win your battle....and only keep pharma industry happy.....
How about your weight?
KIM
