diabetic neuropathy pain scale

I take anti-inflammatory meds and the amount of pain relief is about 85% with weight bearing, without meds my pain with weight bearing is 8 on a 1-10 scale. My PCP want me to stop the meds because of possible damage to the kidneys eventually. This is why I am asking if the neuropathy can be a compression neuropathy due to the destruction of the OA which began about 10 years ago with neuopathic signs beginning about 5 years ago.

Skihouse, There is a book, "Pain Free 1-2-3" by Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., that has many suggestions for treating pain from neuropathy. Alot of the information is also on his website, endfatigue (dotcom). Click on sitemap, then on "booknotes" to find chapter by chapter information for the book. http://www.endfatigue.com/book_notes/Pf123_book_notes_overview.

This means a pancreas friendly diet, lots of antioxidants, low on the sugar metabolism scale, etc. There are medications for neuropathy -- I think neurontin is one, and since it's basically GABA, I would guess working on GABA might be helpful. This can be done with B6 (but watch overdoses, it can cause it's own neuropathy) and taurine and most herbal relaxants also affect GABA. Something to research. St.

Tingling or burning in the arms and legs may be an early symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy. It often begins in your toes and feet. You may have deep pain, often in the feet and legs and obviously it can effect other extremities. As said above there are medications to help control your symptoms. Maintaining your BS within normal limits is even more important if you have developed Diabetic Neuropathy. PVD produces similar symptoms and is also more common in diabetics.

Hello everyone, it is with a joyous heart I can say --- I have escaped the barren wasteland known to us as Limbo Land, and now officially have - 'diabetic autonomic neuropathy + peripheral neuropathy'. In 23 days, it would have been 5 years that I wandered, mostly lost. I wanted to share this with you, because of nearly anyone in the world, I know all of you could understand how much this means. This is thanks to my great new doc.

I have pain associated in Diabetic Neuropathy in my feet. I have started taken Gabapentin for the pain. Will Gabapentin effect my blood sugars?

org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20371587. Diabetic neuropathy is uncomfortable and we hope you are able to effectively alleviate it. Work with your doctor for guidance. The most important thing is to slow the progression which means controlling your diabetes. Keeping your numbers in the target range is important for controlling diabetic neuropathy. Gabapentin is a choice and there are others.

Peripheral neuropathy is more of a symptom than a diagnosis. I guess Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy with unknown cause) could be a diagnosis. Peripheral neuropathy can be from toxins (including alcohol,) Diabetic Neuropathy, etc. Once all the "symptom related diseases" have been ruled out, and you can't find a cause, then a diagnosis of Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy would seem appropriate.

I guess because of being a diabetic type 2 for at least 20 years, she gets a lot of pain around her thigh area in one of her legs and no matter what she takes, she gets a little relief for a short time but comes right back.I think it runs in my family because my daughter which is in her forties has Diabetic Neuropathies in her foot and they are both over weight. My first question is, what kind of doctor should she be seeing?

In a diabetic with thyroid disease, numbness in the hands would raise concern for another type of neuropathy: carpal tunnel syndrome. The median nerve can be injured anywhere along its course. If your symptoms are confined to just your hand, it may be the nerve was injured somewhere at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is the area in the wrist that the median nerve passes through.

diabetic neuropathy in lower limbs which are numb. now spreading to palms and hands. good glyceamic control. associated kidney involvement two yrs ,cr-2.4 mgms%,HTN-controlled.

My main problem now is the pain, numbness, dropping things all of the time because of pain/numbness in hands, have trouble being on my feet due to the neuropathy. Was on insulin, Novolo 70/30 and it worked pretty well, however, caused my ankles and feet to swell to a point where walking is very painful. I'm looking for something other than Vicodin, Percocet and Neurontin (3600 mg/day) to use for pain. The Vicodin works a little bit, as does the Percocet.

I have had neuropathy for quite some time. I've been a diabetic (type II) since '95 and my doctor has put me Cymbalta for neuropathy pain. It's a capsule and comes in 60 mg. It is also prescribed for people w/anxiety, but it seems to help me. Good Luck!

Nor the diagnosis reached by the physician whoi helped you. That being said pain results from nerve compression secondary to inflammation. Since the pain develops after you are lying down after a while the etiology must have something to do with a problem causing developing compression on inflammed nerves. The compression probably comes from lymphatic fluid. The could be due to lack of muscle tone, venous preload, or kidney malfunction.

Well, here goes! I have 9 ruptured discs in my back and surgery has been ruled out. I have been diagnosed with Fibro, Restless Leg, Sciatic nerve compression, periferal neuropathy, compression neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, spinal stenosis, and, o yeah, I'm diabetic. The pain has increased substantially to the point where I have no quality of life. I take Lyrica, several diabetic medicines, 40 Mg Oxycontin three times a day with 10 Mg/325 Peercoset for blow over pain.

But a big part of my problems has come from doctors treating me as if my neuropathy was from diabetic. That and then not bothering to look for the non diabetic cause.

org/cgi/content/abstract/12/10/3050 There seems to be some research showing glutathione may help with diabetic neuropathy. I take N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, a precursor to glutathione, primarily to help my liver deal with occupational solvent exposure. So far it hasn't done anything for the neuropathy in my feet.

you could possibly be diabetic-i would make a dr appt!

Your carpal tunnel syndrome is most probably due to the hypothyroidism. Now, in view of this new information of the hypothyroidism, you foot pain could be neuropathy related. You can ask for a nerve conduction study. Treating the underlying condition that is the hypothyroidism is required.

Hi there. Diabetic neuropathy develops due to nerve injuries caused by decreased blood flow and high blood sugar levels, more likely if the blood sugar levels are not well controlled. Peripheral nerve injuries may affect the nerves in the skull or the nerves from spinal l column. The goals of treating diabetic neuropathy are to prevent the disease from getting worse and to reduce the symptoms of the disease.

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