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Originally Posted by Brian
Hi Jasonius and welcome to the forum,
Your sugar levels above normal range could indicate Prediabete's, which a lot of doctors ignore but it can cause the same symptoms as a full blown diabetic, burning feet is one of the symptoms and should NOT be ignored.
Excessive insulin levels can be very dangerous and that should be evaluated properly, it can lead to real problems like Diabetes amongst others and seeing you felt a differance in temp feeling with his neuro test, i am surprised that he never ordered Quanitive Sensory testing, your burning feet is a typical sign of peripheral small fibre damage to the extremities.
this explains QS testing - http://millercenter.uchicago.edu/lea...nt/index.shtml
I would have a good talk to my GP about those Insulin levels and definatley find another neuro that is a real expert in PN.
good luck,
Brian  |
Brian, thanks for the info. That site says that QST uses temperature to test the small fibers and vibration to test the large fibers. He didn't use QST but he used hand held tools to test temperature and vibration and asked me for feedback. My legs were positive on the temperature and not the vibrations.
I don't understand how his test was positive for small fiber peripheral neuropathy, which is what I have, but yet he reported back to my doctor that he found no signs of it.
Help me with this. I have had an impossible time getting doctors to help me with PN the last couple months. Is there a medical record that doctors can access for information on patients. Mine would say "hypochondriac" for sure. I don't think there is such a record or anyway for doctors to get that information. Does anyone know if there is something like this? If there is I am SOOL.
By the way here is the neurologists website:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/facult...hp/g324/p11842
"Description of Clinical Expertise:
The diagnosis and management of peripheral neuropathies."