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<blockquote data-quote="scrumpymike" data-source="post: 2354717" data-attributes="member: 155438"><p>Interesting thread this one. I am a 70-year-old, low-weight T2D sufferer with neuropathy (mainly in my legs), which has significantly lowered my quality of life - especially my ability to get a proper night's sleep - over the last couple of years. The pains I get are muscle spasms rather that numbness or pins and needles and are more like restless leg syndrome symptoms (could that be what they are? My GP doesn't know!). At time of chance diagnosis 6 years ago, my T2D was fairly mild and I soon brought my hba1c down from its already reasonable level of 56 to the low 40s (now 39) by low-carb-dietary means rather than medication, So, my GP is loathe to accept any connection between my neuropathy and T2D - although I do suspect that I was probably T2-diabetic for some time before diagnosis. Following an accident and trauma injury requiring knee surgery at the end of November, the neuropathy pains increased to the point of being intolerable - especially when the healing of my knee allowed me to come off the pain-killers prescribed after the operation. I am now looking at 2 options: private acupuncture treatment and medication in the form of Duloxetine. It baffles me that my GP seems unwilling or unable to refer me for specialist diagnosis. When pressed on the subject, she says that she doesn't know who to refer me to!</p><p></p><p>I'm afraid my contribution probably isn't of much practical use to you so far, onnecar - but I can strongly recommend you try the Handy Gurugu cream made by Lush on your feet!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scrumpymike, post: 2354717, member: 155438"] Interesting thread this one. I am a 70-year-old, low-weight T2D sufferer with neuropathy (mainly in my legs), which has significantly lowered my quality of life - especially my ability to get a proper night's sleep - over the last couple of years. The pains I get are muscle spasms rather that numbness or pins and needles and are more like restless leg syndrome symptoms (could that be what they are? My GP doesn't know!). At time of chance diagnosis 6 years ago, my T2D was fairly mild and I soon brought my hba1c down from its already reasonable level of 56 to the low 40s (now 39) by low-carb-dietary means rather than medication, So, my GP is loathe to accept any connection between my neuropathy and T2D - although I do suspect that I was probably T2-diabetic for some time before diagnosis. Following an accident and trauma injury requiring knee surgery at the end of November, the neuropathy pains increased to the point of being intolerable - especially when the healing of my knee allowed me to come off the pain-killers prescribed after the operation. I am now looking at 2 options: private acupuncture treatment and medication in the form of Duloxetine. It baffles me that my GP seems unwilling or unable to refer me for specialist diagnosis. When pressed on the subject, she says that she doesn't know who to refer me to! I'm afraid my contribution probably isn't of much practical use to you so far, onnecar - but I can strongly recommend you try the Handy Gurugu cream made by Lush on your feet! [/QUOTE]
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