Anonymous Question Bad stabbing pains in feet and toes, any advice?

[Anonymous Question]

Hi hope you can help im contacting you on behalf of my 65 year old mum shes suffering with really bad stabbing pains in her feet and toes but mainly toes is there anything that can help or any suggestions would be great thanks

 

[azure]

First of all, has she seen a doctor to get a definite diagnosis? If it's neuropathy, there is medication available, but it's also really important that she keeps tight control of her blood sugar.

There's a thread about neuropathy (if it is that) I'll find it and link you in a moment.

 

[azure]

Here we are:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/help-in-dealing-with-neuropathy.74653/

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[Freema]

hey welcome here..

first of all hope your mother has been excamined thoroughly by a doctor. ???

it is not always as easy as one could wish, If the pain is from neuropathy from the diabetes , many get a medication called Gabapentin that help a little and some have a little help from taking 600 mg daily of R-alpha-lipoic-acid

the best to do is then also to go so low in carbs that ones blood glucose is in the non-diabetic range if possible, that means to very many very low carb, like under 50 grams a day... but worth a try, it does mean to change ones eating style radically..
like not to eat sugar at all and avoid bread, rice, potatoes, cake ,fruit, and all drinks containing sugar..

some really have a good effect of going really low in carbs, but many oly get a little bettering and probably avoid further progression of the bad condition ...

 

[azure]

@Anonymous Question It would be really helpful if we knew the diabetes type and any medication taken.