I suffer from diabetic peripheral neuropathy and the pain is unbearable at times. I have been on Gabapentin to treat the pain but with it I have gained 30 pounds. Is there anything else out there to help reduce the pain? Or any OTC medicines or at home remedies? Thank You So Much!

8 years ago I was diagnosed as diabetic and concurrent with that there surfaced a numbness in my feet. Since then my feet have never pained me but I am always aware of the numbness which increases and decreases from time to time throughout the day. My blood sugar is fairly well maintained at this time but I am concerned that sometime in the future my feet will get worse and I will have to undergo some sort of treatment which might cause me to be a cripple the rest of my life!

I am in constant pain and it never slacks up.

My mother has had multiple illnesses during the past five years and has spent everyday nauseated and throwing up. She has no gall stone or gall bladder and has been put on so many meds that it has caused one ailment after the other. She is diabetic, has an auto immune disease, blood pressure problems, neuropathy, arthritis, ect...Now she has been diagnosed with pancreatitus and I'm wondering what the best treatment is so she can stop throwing up and being nauseated. She is tired and on the brinks of just giving up.

initially, he could not hold things using left hand. but eventually his left leg also got affected. now his right hand too is weak and has limit control to grasp things. he can walk , but only very slowly - he has already fallen several times, losing control.
he is a diabetic patient. but takes insulin regularly.

some doctors diagnosed the disease as motor neuron disease (MND) - which results this gradual muscle atrophy, and porvided RILUTEK tablet.
other said it could be diabetic poly-neuropathy.

any suggestion ? idea ?

we live in bangladesh. if we find some specialist doctor we might go to india, singapore or thailand for treatment or second opinion.

Let me first say that my older sister (42 years old) is the one that brought up the subject with me. I concur, but it is difficult to broach the subject. Anyways, suggestions on how to help are appreciated.

My mom has had diabetes for 28 years. She has many complications: heart failure, kidneys at 25%, foot ulcers, diabetic neuropathy, very poor eyesight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. She has had ketoacidosis numerous time. She was admitted to the hospital with sugars of 1420 and sepsis a year and a half ago. She left the hospital with an infection of the throat at the time, and 1.5 years later, she still has it. Her A1C is 12, and she regularly runs sugars over what her meter reads (which is 600). We'll hear her slurring her words, and have seen her falling asleep mid conversation.

The reason that this is complicated is that she hates hospitals, so the time her sugar was 1420, my dad had to wait until she slipped into a coma, before she would go to the hospital. He called the ambulance before that, but she refused treatment. She is also afraid of getting fat. Now my mom was never slender, but obese didn't fit either, when she developed diabetes. She thinks that if she takes more insulin, she'll blow up like a cow. She was diagnosed with MODY. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maturity_onset_diabetes_of_the_young ) Her only brother WAS morbidly obese, and died at the age of 45. She blamed the insulin. While insulin may have played a role, he was always fat as a kid, and drank regular soda, ate whatever he wanted, and just took extra insulin to cover it. Now insulin used to be pork based and would cause weight gain. She isn't reasonable. She weighs about 140 at 5'4". I told my dad that there is no sense to worry about weight if you go blind or are dead. Her eyesight is so bad, she has tripped over the bright yellow parking "blocks" in a parking lot and broke her nose twice. She has fallen down stairs, because she couldn't tell they were stairs. She thought it was still flat. She swims nearly ever day for about 1 hour at a time. She will have severe lows and passes out from them (3 times in the pools locker room). She is considered a brittle diabetic. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle_diabetes). I realize that low sugars aren't fun. I've had sugars in the upper 40's and 50's and you feel like crap. Her's will go into the 10's and 20's.

My father is 75 and my mom is 66. It is very stressful for him to deal with her. She is rarely out of bed. If she spends a total of 6 hours out of bed a day, he is lucky. It is normally broken up with naps, etc.

I hate to see my mom this way, although I realize that it is mostly out of my hands. I'm as prepared as you can be for the loss of your mother. I'm worried about my dad. (I've never been particularly close to him, but both my sister and I easily see him outliving her.) My mom refuses to make a will. No, I'm not looking for anything. There is little if any personal assets of hers. I want to make sure there is a plan for what happens if she ends up in a vegetative state. She was quite lucky that the last time she didn't die with sugars of 1420. She was in a coma with brain swelling for a few days, but luckily didn't lose any limbs.

Since she refuses to leave a living will, or power of attorney to my dad, is there anything I can do? Do you know if he could petition the courts for power of attorney?? She doesn't make sound medical decisions. She has a history of suicide attempts during menopause. She refuses medical care when her sugar is out of control, which is often. When her sugar gets over 600-800, she starts becoming unreasonable. She'll say it's the flu, instead of the diabetes. She has also had multiple TIA's. When she had heart failure and she was filling up with fluid, she thought she was developing asthma. Duh! You don't develop severe asthma one day at the age of 60. I've had asthma for a couple decades. I know what asthma is. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it wasn't asthma. If it comes across that I'm angry at my mom, yes I am. I'm sick of her forcing the family to watch while she plays with life and death.

Can my dad, or somebody else get the legal authority to commit her to a hospital for medical care? Can my dad get power of attorney over her for legal decisions? Any options? Thank you for your suggestion:)

My boyfriend is diabetic. He has JUST been diagnosed with neuropathy after numerous tests. At first, all the doctors found was a heart murmur, but they couldn't conclude anything with it. He doesn't have any numbness as far as I know. He hasn't told me anything about it.

He has been suffering from insomnia, and symptoms similar to that of depression. He doesn't feel weak, but sore all the time, as if he has been exercising a lot. That kind of muscle soreness. There were a couple times where he would feel his heart weigh him down, and he'd get minor headaches and feel dizzy.

There are no symptoms with his hands or feet. (yet...? >_<) Does that mean that they caught him in the early states of neuropathy?

he's been diabetic for 15 years already. It's genetic, runs in his family.

I know that Neuropathy is a slow process, and that it may lead to amputations... but does it lead to death directly because of the shut down of the nervous system, or does it lead to death indirectly, through amputations and etc?

PLEASE please... I don't really want personal accounts (no offense).I really need to know the facts, and searching on Google, Answers, etc. gives me all these scientific words and all symptoms and all treatments that I don't understand and all kinds of neuropathy and all kinds of possible outcomes. I don't want to freak myself out because I'm already very worried about him.

If you want more information about his current status to be able to answer my question more specifically, let me know. But I really... need to know.

Please and thank you to all who answer.

I have Type II diabetes. It is well controlled and my fasting blood sugar is 90 - 95 mg/dl (~5 - 5.25 mmol/l). I am on a severely restricted low carb diet (less than 50g/day typically). I am 173 cm and 66 kg for a BMI of 22. My body fat percentage is ~17%. But I suffer from severe pain from diabetic neuropathy. I have pins and needles all over, but especially in my hands and feet. I have glove-stocking numbness in one of my calves. I'm not dying. It's what it is. It's not getting any worse, but it's not getting any better. I can't, realistically, do anything differently from a dietary or medicinal perspective. But I would like to alleviate the pain. What is the best course of treatment (and please don't say homeopathy or some such brand of voodoo - it's going to take a lot more than sugar pills and the placebo effect to fix this). Ideally I'd be on a time-release opioid like Oycontin but I can't get it where I live, and there are of course addiction/tolerance factors to consider. There's only so much my doctor can do. I do not want pain to dominate my life.

My mom has Type II diabetes and is suffering from neuropathy in her feet. I have read on websites that there is treatment but was curious if any of you out there who have this have any remedies for relief...like home remedies or know of any kind of over the counter cream that helps? She also has the burning and tingling sensation at times that keep her up at night. Diabetic community....PLEASE HELP!!! Any suggestions?

I am a diabetic who is currently undergoing a lot of medical treatment. To make a long story short, I have pain and nausea (which they can't find the source to. I am undergoing a lot of tests), so they prescribed me Ultram for the pain and Compezine for the nausea. They knew that I was taking Zoloft 50 mg once a day. They knew all of my medications including Klonopin for anxiety, Geodon for my mood swings, and Lyrica for my neuropathy, and amitriptyline When I went to my behavioral health doctor, she was concerned that they gave me Ultram, because apparently they interact. Doing some research, I found that my amitriptyline also interacts with Zoloft. She warned me about them, but she didn't tell me the side effects. Are they dangerous? Has anyone taken both before? THey are both really low doses, and I won't take them at the same time. I am going to call my doctor Monday, but I really don't know if it is safe to take any Ultram over the weekend. Just so everyone knows-I WILL GO ASK A DOCTOR. I am just asking for anyone's experiences themselves. Thanks.
I am sorry I meant that she was concerned that the Zoloft would interact with the Ultram. I apologize for not being clear. And thank you for your input!

My wife is diabetic with multiple complications.eg. neuropathy, nephropathy,myopathy.
had recurrent viterous haemorraghes both eyes for which injection avastin was given three times intraocularly plus laser therapy to retina.
lastely she had been operated for a major bleed in viterous humour in left eye(viterectomy). vision has reduced to almost 30 feet only with no reading vision. She is on insulin injection . she is type 2 diabetic.i will be highly obliged if some thing else can be done improve hher vision

treatment for it...????

peripheral neuropathy if so what treatments or medication are you taking also has anyone had a double nerve stimulator implanted surgically and does it help with pain I had one implanted with no help and would like to know if anyone got any pain releif from the operation Thanks for any info I am not diabetic

All of the information I have found deals with diabetic nueropathy, what about compression nueropathy? What are the treatments and where can I get help?

My mother is 78 years old. She is a type 2 diabetic. She is having severe pain in here thighs. They are in the form of spasms. They come sitting, lying or when trying to walk. She has been to emergency room at Kaiser 3 times in the last week. They have given her morphine, codine and other drugs which don't work. Vascular insufficiency? intermittent claudication? diabetic neuropathy? We have received many diagnoses from radiation damage to nerve endings from cancer treatments to complications with diabetees. Is there a pain center or some specialist in so. cal. Can this pain ever be stopped? Can diabetic neuropathy be this bad in the thighs. Can physical therapy help. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.

i am morbidly obese (5'9"-294 lbs)I have insulin resistant diabetes. In my treatment plan I am to take along with my Metformin 2 other drugs to aid in my weight loss BYETTA-and XENACAL. I also have neuropathy as a complication from the diabetes and am prescribed LYRICA. My insurance will not cover the XENECAL for it is a weight loss drug and considered a "frivilous" expense. Nor will they cover LYRICA for it is new on the market .Ineed these meds in order to live a productive life to help loose the weight so i will not be diabetic. I am 45. I want to live until I'm 75. With out these meds ,I could die in 5 years.
The cost of these meds are -XENECAL-0.00 for a 30 day supply
LYRICA-0.00 for a 30 day supply.

I am diabetic 2 and just sufferd with cellulitis since January last.
still experiencing nettle rash feeling in lower legs and feet is there any treatment available for curing this very uncomfortable sensation

i am a diabetic but this is not the reason for my neuropathy --my blood sugar is under control--it is also in my hands as well as my feet

treatment options... surgical, pharmaceutical, behavior, and cognitive
case1... various types of pain from a below-the-knee amputation resulting from diabetic neuropathy.
case 2... acute pain from an abdominal hysterectomy.
case 3... chronic headaches (non-migraine).
using the treatment options what would best fit with each case

Would like to hear from anyone who's primary neuropathy is to the entire legs and feet. Burning, icy hot sensations and burning restless feet. It is mot diabetic. I am taking large doses of neurontin and mirapex and am just barely comfortable. Has your Dr. diagnosed a possible cause?

I would like to know where in the world are the latest research, -especially stem cell research, in the cure of impotence and diabetic neuropathy. I would like name of country and facility. Thanks

Specifically, what medications can help with extreame pain in the feet (burning) from Diabetic neuropathy. I have tried the anti-seziure and anti-depresants without much help. What else?

I am taking several prescribed meds from a Neurologist and I have had rather decent control of my diabetes over the last 20 years. I am looking for a non-conventional treatment. Do any of you have suggestions? Please give whatever references that you can. I will research whatever route you give me. Thank you all for the assistance! Have a wonderful weekend.
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