--on the topic of small-fiber neuropathy resulting from developing impaired glucose tolerance that has not yet progressed to frank diabetes. Unfortunately, too many neurologists/endocrincologists still suscribe to the canard that neuropathy is a consequence of years of poorly treated diabetes and only appears later in the course of the condition.

This thread has a number of articles on the phenomenon:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...1828#post21828