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Originally Posted by belinda1317
I have heard that getting one's sugar levels under control (for diabetics) can really help with the pain management. So, as I am so stressed about being able to afford medications to keep the pain at bay (any idea how expensive that neurontin is....) that I have decided to try to get my sugar levels under control to help. This is day 3 of no soft drinks, no sweets of any kind, and really monitoring my carbs, etc. Think I may die.....was probably drinking at least a two-litre of sodas or sweetened tea perday (if not more) not to mention candy, cakes, excessive carbs.
Have firmly made up my mind, if this will reduce the pain...I CAN DO IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!
Any success stories out there??
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Wow, is that ever impressive!
Kudos to you!
What an interesting idea, though.
Two things come to mind: 1.) a couple years ago the washing machine at my rental died and the tenants were really upset while it took me awhile to get together the money to buy a new one. I forget what they did, something insulting or something, and so one of them brought me a huge bag of really great Danish and turnovers and donuts and things.
I wasn't eating that kind of thing very much at the time.
With all the stress, I ate a lot of the sweets and many of my symptoms got much worse and even weeks later when I was no longer eating that much sugar remained extremely bad. (Without looking at my notes in my Time Line, I can't be sure which symptoms it was that got so much worse. I just know that I got very much worse and that I was so sorry that they'd brought me sweets and I'd eaten them)
2.) I hadn't thought this before I read your post, but I've been nearly pain free for a few weeks now, maybe a couple months. I have a lot of trouble with my memory.
And it was about that long ago, maybe a month longer, that I requested that I not be sent desserts any more with my meals. I have meals delivered to me because of how sick I was and how I still am very restricted.
Up until I read your post I thought the vast reduction in pain was a result of taking serrapeptase during the night, having whey amino acids in my coffee every day, taking a lot more magnesium (and less calcium), LOTS of B12 injections, and getting three minutes a day of exercise ... pretty often.
I think you may well have hit on something.
