......outcomes of which I'm sure we are all aware of, but often do not necessarily take seriously - soft drink consumption!

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560344

Jason your question: ‘Also why do people with pre-diabetes get PN when people with long standing diabetes don't get it’, has me totally puzzled too. It just doesn’t make a lot of sense. I wonder if there are other as yet undiscovered comorbid conditions related to this! I went to a diabetologist/endocrinologist a couple of weeks ago and he totally denied that there was a connection BUT that is NOT what the published literature that I have been reading, is saying.

Also from Jason’s post: ‘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’. That is the same with the neurologist I went to. Only used some ‘tools’ on hand – nothing computerised to test sensations and proprioception. Do neurologists usually have this equipment in their rooms or do you have to get QST done as a separate test in a specialised lab?