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Exercise and Neuropathy

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Hi All,

I am finding my exercise regime becoming more difficult due to what may be Proximal Neuropathy.
I have all the classic symptoms, numbness, electric shock twanging, pins and needles all to my left thigh, hips and buttocks.
Sleeping is difficult due to finding a suitable position without pain, however I am never woken up due to the pain.
I can only last 5 mins on my static bike and 10 mins walking before the pain starts to hit.

I find it so frustrating because I am following the advice, reducing BG, exercise, better diet only to find something else to deal with.(At least my eyesight is getting better)
Is it worth continuing with the exercises and `working through` the pain or will I be causing more damage to the nerves.
I have an appointment with my Dr Thursday, (maybe it could be a trapped nerve.)
Allan
 
What "better diet" are you following? those Trigs are astronomical :shock: and thten what medication do you use?
with more information, we might be able to help with some suggestions.
In the meantime keep up as much exercise as you can, with the help of Paracetamol 8)
Hana
 
Hana,

We have spoken before.... Low carb Diet and my meds are below.

Paracetamol/over the counter pain killers do not touch it.

The only med I use for pain is Ibuprofren 600mg. That take the edge off things but because of the the side effects I use sparingly.

Allan
 
If you really want to tackle the pain you really need drugs more suited to this type of pain and nothing over the counter should touch it. I am on pregablin for neuropathy but I was first tried on low dose of a tri cyclic antidepressant which didnt work for me due to side effects. As for exercising you might also wanna consider swimming. I dont believe that exercise will damage the nerves further infact it should help as the problem is caused by low circulation and getting the blood pumping via exercise should help the problem not escalate.
 
Don't tackle the pain , tackle the underlying root cause , and the pain will go ! The root cause of diabetic neuropathy is in my case and I suspect all diabetics as well high BG PLUS B vitamin problems , you need to get your BG down and then to eat a diet containing lots of B vitamins and if this doesn't work rapidly , also consider supplementing with them , as well as diabetics can have poor uptake and retention of these ,

see these links for more forum posts on this problem

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10796&start=15

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10941

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9454

There is also a very informative website on neuropathy which explains in depth the causes and the relief for this problem , unfortunatley it has advertsiing links so cannot be listed here , but if you PM me I can give you the link , I do not buy the product that is advertised on this link but use B1 as Benfotiamine , B12 as Methylcobalamine and B6 as a sublingual tablet , as the three seperately are much cheaper , the difference in my neuropathy in 4 months is almost beyond belief
 
As an afterthought , also try and reduce your tea , coffe and alcohol consumption , caffeine and alcohol stop B vitamins and others being absorbed by your body , I've stopped drinking tea and coffee altogether and cut down on wine with difficulty !
 
Soundgen,

Thanks for the forum links, am tee-total, don`t drink tea but maybe 4/5 coffee`s a day.
I am trying my damdest to reduce my BG (from 16 now down to 7.2)
I shall search for low-carb high Vitamin B foods and see I this helps.

Allan
 
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