Hi Melody,
Sorry that you are having burning feet problems, I hope that this was a one off and it won’t come back, if not you have my sympathies I have this all the time along with the stabbing electric shocks aching…………… Anyway lots of people here are far more knowledgeable about all this than me I just wanted to pop in and say --thinking of ya!
Lupin

Melody Walmart has very cheap B1....about 3.87 for 100 tablets 250mg. Whats the name of the CVS biofreeze?....if you say biofreeze im going to feel stupid...haha

Read all about it!

http://www.biofreeze.com/

-j

Hi everybody.

Well, since i'm on the B-12, my burning is not so severe. It has a lot to do with the weather. I won't really know anything for quite a while but I'm patient.

Now the Bio-Freeze thing......

I use the CVS brand which is called Freeze IT. Doesn't do a thing for neuropathy, but for arthritis (as Alan will attest) IT IS GREAT!!!

Here is what it looks like!!!

Mel,

Just a few more things to consider . . . try to take your B-12 apart from any other vitamins, medications, food, etc. Best way to maximize absorption. I would also suggest that you don't add anything else right now - this would be the best way to know if the B-12 makes a difference.

If the burning gets worse, you might try some other topicals that contain menthol. Biofreeze has never worked for me but some others have. I would second Mrs. D's suggestion of magnesium and thiamine, but would hold off for a bit if you can.

I tend to agree with you about seeing a neurologist and so forth . . . I think it is very likely that any neuropathy you have will get blamed, rightly or wrongly, on your diabetes. It will be worthwhile to see someone down the road who would take an in-depth look to see if there is any other possible cause for neuropathy. And of course there are other reasons to get a proper workup. I say this only if things stay as they are . . . if your sxs change significantly, then you will just have to get seen sooner.

rafi

Oh . . . someone was asking about where to get methyl B-12 - - many of us here (I have absolutely no connection to this place) use an online source that has a very wide selection at great prices:

www.iherb.com

What about if I take two b-12 sublingual 1000 pills right before I go to bed at night.

When I get up in the a.m. I do the lantus and high blood pressure pill, and I take my b-complex.

Since I don't eat anything after 7 p.m. and I go to bed around 11:30, do you think it's okay to take 2 1000 of the methyl b-12 together or should i break it up and take 1 before retiring and one between lunch and dinner.

How would that be??? Anybody know for sure???

Melody
P.S. Why should I not buy the alpha lipoic and the thiamine???

It's fine to take the B12 together or separately, as long as each dose is no less than 1000 mcg.

For many people, maybe most, it doesn't matter what time of day the B12 is taken. Some prefer to take it in the morning. Doesn't make any difference to me.

rose