Hi,
I have the same problem. I have small fiber neuropathy in my feet and lower legs. I'm 27 years old male and I'm not overweight (6' and 155 lb).
My grandfather had diabetes type 2.
My neurologist ran dozens of tests on me and the only test that was abnormal was A1C. It's 6.0. My B12 level is 512.
My neurologist is not sure whether my A1C level causes my SFN, but recommended me to try to lower it under 5.5 and see if it would help.
Currently, I'm trying to limit my carbs intake to 100 grams per day (approximately 30 grams per meal). These 100 grams of carbs come mostly from fruits and vegetables. I exuded pasta, sugar all grains and bread from my diet.
I'm also taking:
1) R-lipoic Acid 100 mg/day
2) Acetyl-l-Carnitine 1000 mg/day
3) Multivitamin Now Adam. It has a good amount of B group vitamins. Including B12 as methylcobalamin.
I just started my regimen (1 week ago) and have not achieved any positive results yet.
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Originally Posted by JoanB
I'm trying to make sense of my glucose tolerance test:
Hemoglobin A1C : 6.0 H
Time 1:131 mg/dl
Time 2: 107 mg/dl
Time 3: 83 mg/dl
All I know is that they said I was OK. I'm not sure what the Time x values should be, but what I really wonder about is the Hemoglobin A1C--the reference range says <6.0%, so doesn't that mean it's high?
I just keep coming back to Occam's Razor: diabetes is the most common cause of PN (isn't it?), diabetes runs in my family, I'm 54, and about 30 lbs overweight. Seems to me that diabetes is the simplest, therefore the most likely explanation.
While I don't understand this test, I recall that my glucose is usually right on the edge of the edge, i.e. not in the range they call prediabetes but only under by one or two points. One time, it was solidly in the range.
Do you suppose that I am close enough that prediabetes could be the culprit, and what would you do if you were me?
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