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Originally Posted by guidoLaMoto
Thank you. It's about time someone said that here.....Neuropathy is a diabetic complication that shows up later rather than earlier in the course of T2, and usually means lack of control for an extended period...Walkers/runners are more likely to suffer neuropathy from over-use, repetitive trauma to peripheral nerves &/or back problems.
Otoh-- exercise is an excellent way to prevent elevated BS from showing up in a genetically predisposed diabetic or to get them back down in a diabetic in poor control. ..A new pt once came to me (5'6"/220 lb) who was diagnosed with DM 2 yrs earlier, responded poorly to oral meds and started on Insulin. Of course he got fatter and BSs went even higher....I stopped the Insulin, started glucophage and prescribed a low carb diet. I told him exercise, like walking, would help....He came back after a month having lost about 10 lb and with an excellent BS.....He was walking 10 miles a day!!
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This is true for most but I can trace my original neuropathy symptoms back to age 30. I was pulling imaginary wrinkles out of my socks back then. I wasn’t diagnosed diabetic until I was 43. My back issues didn’t appear until I was over 50. I spent decades keeping my A1C below 6 and healed the nerves as much as possible. Now, my back is causing my issues cause my last A1C was 5.5. And the neuropathy feels different this time. It’s no longer the pins and needles feeling or feeling like being bitten by fire ants. Now it’s like a blanket is over then being pulled tight. My PCP, and neurologist and neurosurgeon agree, it’s my spine causing it now.
I don’t use medication to handle the pain, I did go that route decades ago. But no longer need to do so.
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