After being diagnosed as a T2 four years ago, with an HbA1c of 119, I immediately started a LCHF diet and saw my numbers tumble to 49 within a few months and thereafter stabilise around 39 to 41 (with one blip at 44). Last month it was 36 and I eat carefully to avoid spikes, with post meal blood sugar levels very rarely going over 7. During my first 2-3 years my figures were not quite so good, but even then were normally under 7.8 after meals. I was never obese and at diagnosis weighed about 15st 4lbs, not greatly overweight for my 6’4’’. I’m now 67 years old and have maintained a weight of about 13st (now 12st 8lb).
Ever since diagnosis I’ve been plagued with sore feet, especially toes, with only a small one area of numbness on the edge of my big toes. This made lengthy walks or drives uncomfortable, but by the latter part of 2017 I thought I was doing a bit better and perhaps this was a sign of very slight improvement. I tightened my diet slightly at the start of 2018, but I am so dismayed that the foot pain has got steadily worse, particularly over the last few months. I’ve tried r-alpha lipoic supplements without success and B12 levels are ok following blood test. Various GPs have tried me on Amitriptyline, duloxetine and pregabalin, but none control the pain and the side affects are an issue.
I’m wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar to this? In the last few weeks my feet, toes in particular, have got redder and the skin drier. Of course all this is consistent with advancing peripheral neuropathy but, having been told by GPS that halting or slowing its progress was a real prospect, I’m now despondent. With such discomfort and greatly reduced mobility, and living on my own, it’s difficult to be optimistic.
