I have heard that getting one's sugar levels under control (for diabetics) can really help with the pain management. So, as I am so stressed about being able to afford medications to keep the pain at bay (any idea how expensive that neurontin is....) that I have decided to try to get my sugar levels under control to help. This is day 3 of no soft drinks, no sweets of any kind, and really monitoring my carbs, etc. Think I may die.....was probably drinking at least a two-litre of sodas or sweetened tea perday (if not more) not to mention candy, cakes, excessive carbs.

Have firmly made up my mind, if this will reduce the pain...I CAN DO IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!

Any success stories out there??

Wow, is that ever impressive!

Kudos to you!

What an interesting idea, though.

Two things come to mind: 1.) a couple years ago the washing machine at my rental died and the tenants were really upset while it took me awhile to get together the money to buy a new one. I forget what they did, something insulting or something, and so one of them brought me a huge bag of really great Danish and turnovers and donuts and things.

I wasn't eating that kind of thing very much at the time.

With all the stress, I ate a lot of the sweets and many of my symptoms got much worse and even weeks later when I was no longer eating that much sugar remained extremely bad. (Without looking at my notes in my Time Line, I can't be sure which symptoms it was that got so much worse. I just know that I got very much worse and that I was so sorry that they'd brought me sweets and I'd eaten them)

2.) I hadn't thought this before I read your post, but I've been nearly pain free for a few weeks now, maybe a couple months. I have a lot of trouble with my memory.

And it was about that long ago, maybe a month longer, that I requested that I not be sent desserts any more with my meals. I have meals delivered to me because of how sick I was and how I still am very restricted.

Up until I read your post I thought the vast reduction in pain was a result of taking serrapeptase during the night, having whey amino acids in my coffee every day, taking a lot more magnesium (and less calcium), LOTS of B12 injections, and getting three minutes a day of exercise ... pretty often.

I think you may well have hit on something.

.......I will be happy to give you a success story but...it's tough to take.I was dx type 2 on Feb 19th of this year. It didn't surprise me as I was pre-diabetic the year before. On March 1st I decided to get serious about my health and started a number of things to get control of high glucose ( 2 subsequent fasts of 232). My weight at that time was 266 , fortunately it was all over and not in my middle ( thank goodness)! First I studied the glycemic index in and out. I made note of high glycemic foods in my diet and resolved to remove them almost entirely such as...white breads, pastries , potatoes, desserts, my only bread intake is whole grain unbleached flour. I stopped ALL intake of sodas, fruit juice drinks and any trans-fat. I consume FRESH veggies
salads and a reasonable portion of beef pork and fish. I exercise about 15 minutes a day on my treadmill and get moving ( yes ,even with pn). I finger stick to see how foods affected my glucose levels every meal for the first month. If you don't have a meter get one and don't go on guesswork. It is not easy, and you have to make a lifelong commitment. Well , it's been 5 1/2 months now, my a1c is 6.2 my fasting glucose is 90 and my weight is 225. I am 6 feet tall by the way. If I can do it, so can you , it just takes a firm commitment and patience! Good luck!

Boy flsun,

It sure was easy for me ... when I saw the huge difference that brown rice made and that I could eat it any time I was stressed, and masses of it, and still lose weight... the main problem was my disbelief.

I can't bear to weight myself because I get obsessed and that's the beginning of a downward spiral.

So I just measure myself and watch how my clothes fit.

I've lost ten inches around my waist, and I don't even have to pretend my waist is right under my breasts any more.

I do three minutes of exercise a day, either on my Gazelle, or walking in my garden. But lots of times I'm not well enough to do that.

And, I had to work up from less than a minute.

And, there was a time, maybe it was last year, I forget, when I was losing two to three pounds a week and still eating a dessert every day. (the weight loss came from the three minutes of exercise after not being able to move very much at all because of the tetanus I had)

For me, the main thing is not letting the stress drive me to... desserts.

Well, since I don't get desserts delivered to me any more, I've rather won that battle... but if I could drive I think I'd go out and buy them when the stress is this high.

Time for some coffee with amino acids, lots of creamer, and cinnamon.

That helps.

Thanks for the input. I am ready for a lifelong commitment. I am ashamed to be in such poor physical health at 43 years old...all really at my own hand. Had I listened and heeded 12 yrs ago when diagnosed with type 2...i would not be in this shape. I know it will not make the PN go away...but if it could reduce it to a bearable level....i would be thrilled. The pain has been pretty much constant since about 9 last night....but bearable pain instead of the excruciating norm!

Just a quick end of workday update. Normally by this time I am hurting so bad I want to scream and snapping everyone's head off. My feet are virtually pain free right now, with very mild pain on the outer edges of my hands. NOTHING SEVERE....life is so good at this very moment!

Boy, what a totally, completely DYNAMITE post!!!!!

I had never even connected the end to my pain with the end to sugar, at all.

I think you can get rid of the PN. Why not?

I just came to get this link for someone.

Thank you a lot for starting this thread, it's sure a useful one for me.
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