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I have driven the autobahn but was not impressed. I guess that is a guy thing.

Well, no. One of the fastest women on that track - she was born inside it - is Sabine Schmitz. Sabine Schmitz - Wikipedia. Lovely lady, great sense of humor. She drives the “Ring Taxi” where you can sit in her car for a lap. She’s always giggling, talking, steering with one hand and goes incredibly fast. Many people leave her car looking a bit green (or have thrown up.)


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It is the history, architecture, and museums of Brussels that appeal to me. Perhaps someday.
Wide-O, sounds like you live in a truly lovely area with much culture and natural beauty. You are fortunate indeed.
Absolutely, never complained about being born here. Most of us learn 3 to 4 languages as a kid (we have 3 official languages) which gives you access to a lot of different cultures. Hope you get to see Brussels one day - something to look/work forward to!
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Well, no. One of the fastest women on that track - she was born inside it - is Sabine Schmitz.
I have seen her on Top Gear
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I have seen her on Top Gear
Exactly!

It would lead me too far off topic but I have pictures of her in Scottish outfit pretty drunk with my other Scottish friends & me. Anyway, ahem. The foolish things you do.... go out in her bar (she used to have one, her parents still have a hotel over there) until 6 AM, and be at the Ring entrance at 9 AM, not entirely sober, for an early lap. In hindsight it gives me the creeps...

Over here we have a cold snap - late and unusual - but it does not seem to affect my PN. On the contrary, my wife and I were talking about feet & socks & stuff last night and I noticed that I could once again fully bend & stretch my big toes, several times, with no problem. Big deal, you'd say, but 4 years ago one of them wouldn't even move: it would curl/cramp upwards sometimes (very painful) and that's it. The other one would bend down about 3mm (with lots of effort and pain). For me personally proof that there is still some nerve healing going on after more than 5 years.(!)

When you wear slippers, you often "control" them with your big toes, to prevent them from falling off when you sit down (try it). First 2 to 3 years it was "plunk" all the time - shoe dropped.

Finally, my adventures in the non-profit world went from 0 to 60 mph very fast; sometimes one phone call IS enough to open up a world of opportunities. I'll give some more details in a few weeks, but it's big, and it's going to help a lot of people struggling with addiction with no idea how to get out of it. I'm knee deep in it, and for the long haul, that's for sure. I've had to practice saying "no" quite a few times already - as I also don't want to overdo it.

As much as I didn't mind being the "houseman", it is extremely satisfying to have a purpose outside of your home again, especially when you know it can/will make a difference for a few (or many) people. The fact that it doesn't come with a salary (yet) is a detail in the grand scheme of things.
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Wide-O, thank you for sharing about your PN progress. Yes, sometimes it is the simple things that can bring such joy and they are the things we use to take for granted. I often stand on my patio and watch, with envy, people walk by so effortlessly. When I go out I wonder if I look normal to the outsiders or if they can tell how much effort it takes just to stand.
Sounds like you may well have found your purpose in life. Kindly share as your plans develop.

As to me I am not well and I am having issues now with my hands. For years my glucose levels have been rising but because sugar levels are associated with alcohol intake I was hopeful that in abstinence they would come down. For that reason I have continually declined medications and in truth I have never been honest with doctors about my alcohol abuse. Recent testing has shown I am approaching diabetic levels so I have finally agreed to start Metformin. It makes sense that after 30 years of heavy drinking the nerves were very damaged and then add the pre diabetes it is no wonder I am failing.

Icehouse, can you give an update on your PT?
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I often stand on my patio and watch, with envy, people walk by so effortlessly.
Shoot, I still do that...

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Icehouse, can you give an update on your PT?
Well, PT is going well, they had we walk an obstacle course on Wednesday morning and was all over the place...HAHA....it was fun in a weird kind of way! But, I accepted a new offer of employment and my 1st day is March 7th. I will have to postpone PT for a month or so until my new insurance plan kicks in. I can still do all my at-home stuff though and I think I maintain my current "status" of progress during the lapse.
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SecondChances, it is good to read that you are taking steps to deal with your pre-diabetes.

Poorly-managed diabetes can lead to to diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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Sounds like you may well have found your purpose in life. Kindly share as your plans develop.
I certainly will. The foundation I'll work for is in the middle of being registered officially - there's quite a bit of paper work and red tape - but we are already starting our first projects. My agenda is filling up nicely too.

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It makes sense that after 30 years of heavy drinking the nerves were very damaged and then add the pre diabetes it is no wonder I am failing.
Without wanting to put more pressure on you, it is possible to steer away from diabetes (Type II) by changing your diet. Diabetes is a major cause for PN, and being pre-diabetic might explain (well, not might, probably does) why you are not feeling any progress.

I'll try to find the thread in where I describe the progress I made after switching to a sensible diet (in my case it was the Zone diet, but there are others that are just as helpful). Don't take them as a religion (some people go way overboard and get ridiculous), but if you follow it "mostly", you'd be amazed how much you can change.

I managed to not only half but get my "LDL/bad cholesterol" (a discussion in itself) to 1/3rd (into "healthy territory) in about 8 months. My doctor couldn't believe it, but the blood tests did not lie. As soon as I started eating sensibly (i.e. a diet with a low glycemic load/index), my PN started to improve, and that was no coincidence. Alcohol is just one of the sources of glucose problems: you can get diabetes and PN from drinking too much fruit juice (yes, even fresh, home made etc.)

Have a read here: Glycemic index diet: What's behind the claims - Mayo Clinic I'm not a doctor, but I would prefer giving this a serious try over taking medication.

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But, I accepted a new offer of employment and my 1st day is March 7th. I will have to postpone PT for a month or so until my new insurance plan kicks in. I can still do all my at-home stuff though and I think I maintain my current "status" of progress during the lapse.
Wahey! So you got the job? Awesome!

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Poorly-managed diabetes can lead to to diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Worth repeating, and the reverse is true too. Type II can be treated very well, and sometimes completely reversed. And you don't have to go hungry or eat bland food for that either.

Even my wife, who doesn't weigh a kg too much, felt much better and energetic during the time I prepared the food that was suggested by the diet. She didn't lose weight, I lost 28kg... I had first switched from booze to high sugar soda/fruit juices and sugary snacks, and that was the main reason I saw no progress in my PN. These days I'm not as "strict" anymore, but we do eat healthy 90% of the time, and that does the trick.
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SecondChances, I think that Wide-O has offered you some great ideas.

Adding to them:

I know some of the people in the Sydney University GI project mentioned in the link. While their work is generally sound the subjects that they use to measure GI values are non-obese Uni students in their late teens/early 20s. The GI values that they get from them may not be typical of other people. I tried, with limited success, to discuss this and other aspects of the project with them.

There is an increasing consensus that Type 2 diabetes (with its associated PN risk) is a metabolic disease.

What that means is that there is a rapid release of insulin whenever somebody drinks a sugar-rich soft drink and also when somebody eats high GI foods like white bread or rice.

These insulin spikes can lead to what is called insulin resistance which, through some complicated mechanisms, can cause destruction of the beta-cells in the pancreas (they produce insulin).

In summary, as Wide-O wrote, it is probable that eating in a healthy way (minimal intake of sugar-rich drinks and high GI foods) can reverse pre-diabetes, preventing it from progression to Type 2 diabetes, without pharmaceutical intervention.
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I had been trying to control the diabetes thru diet but it did not help, in fact I was losing too much weight which was not good. I am still careful but not terribly strict. Clearly the fact that I am so inactive is a factor.
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I had been trying to control the diabetes thru diet but it did not help, in fact I was losing too much weight which was not good. I am still careful but not terribly strict. Clearly the fact that I am so inactive is a factor.
If you were losing weight, you were not eating enough protein and/or fat. One of the funny things is that (healthy) fats don't really make you fat. Glucose does. And even things like "diet drinks" makes your pancreas and other glands produce too much insulin. Insulin helps store glucose into fat cells, and diabetes just means you have exhausted that process so you can no longer make insulin (or your body can't use it properly anymore).

Being active or inactive does not have a big influence on diabetes, oddly enough. There are construction workers or very active people with diabetes. It really is (mostly) down to your diet.

Maybe it's the word diet that bothers you? The idea is not to lose weight (although losing fat is never a bad thing - up to a point), but to give your hormones a rest, which also gives your body the chance to heal your nerve endings.

I would still advise (I'm stubborn too ) to read up on this. There is a direct link between diabetes and PN, and you can't "fix" PN if you are still in pre-diabetic territory.

Metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as a peripheral neuropathy. - PubMed - NCBI

Maybe MrsD. can chime in, but medication like Metformin can actually make your PN worse. I'm not a doctor, but I have often discussed this with my GP, and she fully agrees with me on this.
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