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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 905
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Hi januarybabe :)
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Originally Posted by januarybabe
I have suffered from moderate to severe nerve pain for four years now. I am on 3000 mg of gabapentin.
After having several high blood glucose tests, Dr had me take A1C. This test showed 6.2.
Is it possible that this could be a factor in nerve pain?
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I could not get past 2700mg of gaba when my neuro had to lower it to 1800mg. At the 2700mg I was just pretty much out of my head. Even the 1800mg bothers me a little but I deal with it.....my neuro recently added Cymbalta and I'm up to 90mg a day. Can't tell any diff since he added the Cymbalta except I think I'm more 'aware' of what is going on around me.
My A1C went up to 8.7 due to chemo but I still didn't think that was very high but between the 8.7 and chemo drugs it destroyed the A and C fibers in my feet. Confirmed via skin punch biopsy.
I've read that the skin punch biopsy might become a regular test in the future for pre-diabetics as a way to monitor any damage to the nerves so hopefully treatment can reverse any damage.
Debi from Georgia
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