Hello Group,

My condition is worsening and becoming a whole body pain and numbness, but I still remain grateful for the life I had. I saw a Neurologist recently. It is easy to second guess what happened, but I thought this information would be helpful for the group. Below are questions I had for the Neurologist.

Is Vitamin B12 essential to nerve health, if yes why?

Is Vitamin D essential to nerve health, if yes why?

Can Statins cause nerve damage?

Does the Cholesterol in the body create Myelin?

I have the diagnoses of low B12 and Low D. The excess weight causes diabetes and I am responsible for that, but the vitamin deficiencies perhaps should have been discovered with more regular testing, in my opinion. I asked for a B12 test about 7-8 years ago and it was very low. I have been supplementing since. Should I have been tested more often considering I had nerve pain before treating the diabetes twenty years ago? Some of my levels may have been low for some time.

I have been diabetic for 20 years and it is now in control. I am 61 years old.

The very day I was diagnosed, I got a prescription for Metformin and Statins.

He said Metformin won't cause low B12. But B12 is important for nerve health.

He said low D would not cause nerve damage.

He said Statins do not cause nerve damage.

Some Cholesterol is needed for nerve tissue.

He said the feet and hands are neuropathy, but the rest of it is Fibromyalgia. It feels the same to me. He says they don't know the cause of Fibromyalgia.

He says water exercise is the most important thing now. Nothing has helped me.

He thinks about once a year testing for B12.

He really would not comment on whether I should have been tested more often. But B12 and D only got low because I was not being tested.

I have done the research and it was well presented, but I can't prove anything and don't need to. I am thinking about future patients. He has a medical degree and I don't.

That's all for now and thank you.