Hi Helen,

Nice to meet you. PN has no age requirement and can affect someone at any age. So sorry you are having symptoms.

Glenntaj is so correct. If you are diabetic, the immediate jump is to "diabetic neuropathy" when that may not be the case at all. Diabetics, both Type 1 and Type 2, may or may not suffer from PN and it is not always dependent upon the amount of control. Generally speaking, the better the control, the better chance of fewer complications, including PN.

But, some diabetics with great control have PN and some with poor control do not. Every person is different.

Whether YOUR PN is diabetes related or not, I certainly can't say and you may find that many doctors won't be able to say, either. Tracking down the "cause" can be a long and arduous task and I fear that you will be dis-missed from obtaining a cause because you are a diabetic. Many practitioners will just chalk it up to your diabetes and send you on your way.

Regardless of the cause of your PN symptoms, the fact that you have made great strides in controlling your blood sugar levels can only be beneficial to you in so many ways, not just if your PN is related to your diabetes. You are to be commended for taking control.

Wishing you the best in your quest to find the true root cause of your PN. It may be your diabetes but it may also be from other sources.