It might not hurt to get a heavy metal screening. PN can come from high levels of arsenic, mercury, cadmium and thallium.
While it is not as common as some of the other PN causes, it CAN happen.
If you are not diabetic, the blood sugar issue is less likely. The warning pertains to diabetics on medication for elevated blood sugar which may suddenly come down, then hence the drugs being used would be too strong.
Really high doses of lipoic acid will however, take up space on the transporter in the body that also moves biotin and B5. You could become low in either or both of those while taking high dose lipoic.
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