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Hi. I wish I could tell you what my B-12 Levels were BEFORE I began the Methyl B-12 but I do know one thing. Every blood test I took never indicated any abnormality with B-12 levels. But then again have you seen the BIG range of B-12 levels? What some consider normal, (WHEN YOU HAVE NEUROPATHY), well, it's NOT normal.

I am living proof (well in my case anyway, lol), that when you get your first burning and pins and needles symptoms of diabetic neuropathy and you begin taking Methyl B-12 the next day and YOU FEEL BETTER IMMEDIATELY, well, I don't know how else to look at it.

Just to clear this up. I was diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy long before I had a symptom. I had been in my doctor's office (in the ACCORD PROGRAM), and she put some filament thing on the tips of my toes and I didn't feel anything and she said "you have the beginning of Neuropathy". Knowing what my husband had gone through for almost 20 years I said "but I can stop the progression, right?" She said "well, you have to get much tighter control of your blood sugar". Now when I found this out, I was not knowledgable about B-12 and neuropathy. I just wasn't.

But a year later when I was in my podiatrist's office and he was cutting my toenails and he ran some vibrating thing over my nails, my WHOLE FOOT WOKE UP with such pins and needles that I wanted to kill him. I was buzzing till I got home. My doctor kept saying "good, good, you have feeling". I wanted to kill him.Who needed this buzzing? I now knew a bit of what my husband and others have been dealing with.

I immediately knew what I had to do. I started the 1000 of the Methyl b-12 and within one week I knew I needed the 5000 and I've been on it ever since. Oh, once....I tried to save money by buying the 3000 (of a cheaper brand). I knew within one week I had to go back to the 5000 of the Jarrows Brand. I get it from IHERB.COM.

Now I'm not trying to push anything here. I am just telling my story.

I also have good control over my blood sugar. I am a fanatic over what goes into my body. I learned to stabilize my blood sugar by eating every few hours. Never knew this. I just thought diabetes was HIGH SUGAR IN THE MORNING.

I've learned much from coming on these message boards.

So you have absolutely nothing to lose and you just might catch a break if you do the Methyl b-12 thing.

One thing it does do is give you energy. I don't need naps. I go out for my walks every day. I attribute this to my B-12. And I did ask the doctors. They DO NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH B-12. Odd, isn't it?

Best of luck.

Melody