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 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 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 a type 1 diabetic. I am on an insulin pump now due to the fact my pancreas is completely shot. I have started to experience neuropathy in my feet. I have seen a few doctors and other diabetic people and will be at my endocrinologist soon. I have been told by many many medical professionals that a visit to a neurologist as well as new meds..possibly neurontin or other meds will be in order. I wanted to ask anyone who has diabetic neuropathy...what do you do? how have you made it better? what has made it worse? I know that lowering you sugar level (A1C) over time decreases the risks of it worsening but how do you deal once you have it? Im extremely worried I will become an amputee. Your guidance and knowledge will help me calm my fears. Thank you.