Hi... I'm so sorry that you are going through what you are going through, many of us here can relate to you, please try not to be so scared, there are many things you can do to help your symptoms and prevent further damage to your nerves, as mentioned in above post eating better and exercising can help prevent further damage. Also there are threads in the stickies about nutrition and vitamins, please read the stickies. There is hope for you, remember that having diabetes means you really have to be careful with your diet it's really really important so that your nerves will be preserved. I personally have small fiber neuropathy throughout my whole body so I experience pain and numbness everywhere, it's really hard, I take gabapentin and it helps somewhat, so maybe you need medication to help your symptoms, I know having neuropathy is difficult but you can live a productive life. Just a personal note about myself, I am a Christian and I depend heavily on my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to carry me through everyday, God cares about you, I promise if you look to him he will get you through! There are many people here who are more knowledgable then me about neuropathy, hopefully they will respond to you as well, this is a good place to come for advice and just vent, we all need that. You will be ok. Blessings, Jan