Dr. Latov's New Book
"Peripheral Neuropathy:
When the Numbness, Weakness, and Pain Won't Stop"
can be obtained at amazon.com , about $14.00
I haven't read it yet, but have heard about it favorably

I'm going to ask Dr. Goldfarb if she has a copy and if we can look at it. He was her mentor.

Mel

Its just "off the press" from what I've heard.

Oh, it's that new!!!! Well, one can only hope, now can't one???

Sounds very interesting.

I just had a talk with Alan about his 3 hour glucose tolerance test and how he might be pre-diabetic and that might be the reason he has PN.

I need a medical degree to explain it and I didn't do very good.
I told him "go on the boards and read it. These guys know what they are talking about".

So we shall see if he gets up enough courage, comes on these boards and looks it up.

For now, he's trying to sit in a lotus position and fly!!

lol Melody

I have been waiting for a second book to order!

Free shipping with Amazon for these two.

Here is the other:
The Side Effects Bible: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications (Paperback)
by Frederic Md Vagnini, Barry Phd Fox

You can read an excerpt from the Side Effects Bible here:
http://www.enotalone.com/article/4624.html

This book is a new extension on the topic of drug induced nutrient depletions.
Anyone taking drugs for long term illness should read it. And it is not expensive.

--if I can sneak a copy of the Cornell-Weill Center next time I stop in there. I'm pretty sure there'll be a copy or two lying around.

Melody, if Prediabetes turns out to be the cause, then loosing all that weight and going to gym will help him big time.

Brian:

We will be going to see his primary guy, Dr. Fred (our favorite guy), on Monday. He should then have the results of all the blood work that was done by the lab (it's just down the block from Dr. Fred's office).

When Dr. Fred looks at the blood work from the 3 hour glucose tolerance test, WILL THAT TELL HIM THAT ALAN IS PRE-DIABETIC? or will that say "oh, he was pre-diabetic but he no longer is pre-diabetic?"

Or will it just say nothing if the numbers aren't what they should be.

I mean, what exactly are they supposed to find from a 3 hour blood glucose tolerance test.

And if it's found to be that Alan was pre-diabetic but that because of his lifestyle change, his yoga, his going to the gym 4 times a week, if that is a good thing?... well, can they do SOMETHING about his PN?

lots of questions, I know.....

Melody