De-stressing is a key component to pain reduction. This is very difficult at first when the fear and pain are overwhelming. I know that I really was scared at first and stressed majorly. The pain then was intense and new.

Then I remembered my past effects with relaxation training. Due to the fact that I had "muscle memory" of that training I was able to relax deeply within just a day or two. The payoff was a dramatic reduction in pain. Now I've combined that with a strict diet (vegan). My blood sugar today at 2 hours after a meal was 93. In the past it was pushing 140+.

That and topical creams are a mainstay for pain reduction. They have surely worked. I'm not saying there is no pain or fear but they have been moved from terrifying and overwhelming to workable, (for now). With this disease I make no claims about the future.