New Jack Ruby wrote:
> On Jun 26, 10:00 am, Tiger_Lily <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> .
>> http://www.diabetic-talk.org/dpn.htm
>
> Thanks for this. I'm sure regulars to this ng have already discussed
> this a million times. Does this ng have a faq somewhere?
Supplements shown to reduce neuropathy pain in diabetics:
Alpha lipoic acid, benfotiamine, B6, B12, evening primrose oil or borage
oil, vitamin D3, vitamin C.
Blood sugar strategies: flattening out your blood glucose profile to
avoid sharp fluctuations. There appears to be evidence that fluctuations
are more problematic than sustained high numbers, though no one is
recommending sustained high numbers.
There is one recommendation that diabetics keep the standard deviation
of their blood glucose numbers less than 33% of their blood glucose average.
Here are the links to the above info:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565795_1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8...?dopt=Abstract http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/res...ryarticle=5702 http://www.tga.gov.au/adr/aadrb/aadr0504.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16609090 http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/04/23/5161.html http://www.diabetic-talk.org/dpn.htm http://diabetesmonitor.com/m57.htm
If you want to calculate the standard deviation of your blood sugar
readings and compare it to your blood sugar average, the link below will
take you to an Excel spreadsheet to do that. You will need to expand the
columns a bit as the website has compressed them slightly:
http://tinyurl.com/6lz9tl http://www.benfotiamine.org/FAQ.htm#faq10 http://dcf.evms.edu/research/nutrinerve.html http://www.neuroeffex.com/ http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...s_oct2006.html http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowCo...us_012808.html
Lastly, here’s a link to a TENS like device I’ve found helpful with
neuropathy pain:
I bought the cheaper unit:
http://www.rebuildermedical.com/?gad...D=164676020511
PS Some other helpful remedies for neuropathy pain:
Exercise--walking, weight lifting, etc.
Massage
Lidoderm patches: requires an Rx and they're expensive. But, when all
else fails, these will work. Wash your hands after using. Keep hands
away from eyes, nose, mouth, etc.
Unfortunately, pain relievers will not alleviate neuropathy pain. This
was my experience and it's the advice that the medical people will give
you as well.
I found it helpful to set up a standing fan blowing cool air on my feet
at night while in bed. If you can elevate the head of your bed so that
your feet are at a lower position, this can help.
Also, if you take fish oil, take it at night before bed. It helps you
get to sleep.
If you're having trouble sleeping, the following can be very useful and
found at health food stores and supplement outlets: (check with your doc.)
chamomile tea,
valerian root
L-Tryptophan
Remember that nerves heal slowly. If you can eliminate the underlying
cause of your neuropathy, you should be able to resolve the problem over
a period of a couple of years. If you start down the road to recovery,
you may experience an initial improvement that is rapid in the first
month or two, and then realize slow improvements over the next several
months.
Lately: 6/27/2008
I've found a link between the onset of neuropathy pain and a period
after eating in the late afternoon and evening at one to two hours post
meal. The pain will go on for 1 to 2 hours irrespective of my blood
sugar. Meals of meat with fat appear to be more pain inducing than
veggies. I began suspecting my statin dose to be implicated and stopped
taking it. Neuro symptoms were greatly reduced or disappeared following
cessation of the statin. I had recent good labs following 8 days of no
statins and then a resumption of half the dose for 4 days. I'm now going
without Simvastatin and hoping for good labs 3 months down the road.
I exercise 1-2 hours daily plus work with weights and do crucnches for
10 minutes a day. My BMI is 22. I eat low and slow carb with green
veggies and lean proteins.
Here's a reputable link re statin use and neuropathy pain:
http://www.tga.gov.au/adr/aadrb/aadr0504.htm
If you google statins and neuropathy you’ll find many more links.
Good luck!
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