Re: diabetes neuropthy (to Clara or Barb)
From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 May 2002 17:17:03 -0500 (CDT)
Hi. Any additional info you can give me before my doctors appt. with
the neurologist next Wednesday? I like to go to doctors with lots of
ammunition.
I've done some research. I read that neuropathy is due to high glucose
levels in diabetics. But we insulin resistant people have low glucose
levels. If my doctor doesn't know much about insulin resistance (too
many don't), what should I tell him?
Anything else you can tell me so I can go prepared?
Thanks.
At Wed, 29 May 2002, cw wrote:
>
>Thank you Clara for the tip. I made an appt. with a neurologist for
>next week. Might as well find out once and for all. Will let you know
>the results and share with everyone here.
>
>At Tue, 28 May 2002, Mark wrote:
>>
>>> Oh wow. You girls are making me think I need to see a neurologist after
>>> all. I too have experienced very tight and cramped muscles in addition
>>> to some numbness over the past few years. I was injured in 2 auto
>>> accidents which I blamed most of this pain on, but that was 4-5 years
>>> ago, so I think the blame for that should be over. When I started
>>> glucophage, I noticed that a lot of the muscle stiffness and cramping
>>> decreased alot, but did not go away completely. Sooooo....I guess it's
>>> possible I may have neuropathy related to IR? Do you think I should go
>>> to a neurologist and have it checked out? Also, is there a treatment for
>>> it? Any medications, or massages, etc.?
>>>
>>cw
>>
>>I hoped I could spark some awareness about this. I have a magazine called
>>Diabetes Interview that has articles about this so I will research this
>>better. A drug called Neurontin has proved successful. Barb and I are on
>>them. I read of new therapies being tested for different pain syndromes
>>each needing different forms of treatment. I have relief from a massage and
>>from my Chiropractor also. My doctor waited too many years for the referral
>>and I spent years suffering.
>>
>>If there is pain that isn't getting better and you are diabetic or IR demand
>>help and not "lose weight and it will go away".
>>
>>Clara
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