It is possible... especially if you are getting some glucose reduction, and that translates into your feet.

Many people come here posting that sugar, ice cream, heavy intake of high glycemic carbs, makes them worse.

I am going to do some testing on myself soon, since I have to take my sugars often before starting Glumetza, for my insulin resistance that is bleeding over into beginning diabetes. (I've controlled this for many years with diet, and seem to be losing that battle finally).

But I will test with lipoic actions too. I went off 2 weeks ago, and will test for 2 days, and then start taking it again before I start the Glumetza. My last fasting was 10 pts lower, using lipoic, but I don't know if that is the reason or something else that day did it. My testing strips just came today, finally after a long delay with the USPS.

I don't think there could be much. I've been tested for diabetes numerous times, including glucose tolerance - all negative, and two PN specializing neuros told me I'm not even "pre-diabetic" (cuz I specifically asked). Also, I'm on Dr. Tennant's diet, which is mostly protein, and the rest vegetables. I'm not eating sweets, fruits, or other sugars (except what's converted from the veggies on the diet, which excludes high-sugar veggies anyway).

Today is day 7 without burning.

Doc

That's great that your burning is lessening!

I had normal readings for years, while insulin resistant.
2 GTTs also normal.

The only abnormality was fasting INSULIN levels. In fact my fasting glucoses would be 70-80, while the INSULIN levels would be elevated.

Then BOOM... even with conservative diet (Zone similar), they suddenly went up. I don't have a corresponding foot issue though this time. My feet have been rather quiet. (except for that ankle which responds to Aleve).

It can all get very confusing sometimes and complicated.
I didn't do the lipoic test yet... I was concentrating on the many readings I took over the last few days.

I just bought 3 bottles of Source Naturals, 60 tabs, 100mg -
for $15.96 a bottle at iHerb. That's 26 cents a day, per dose.
the Acetyl L Carnitine 500mg was 14 cents a cap & CoQ10,
100 mg - is 19 cents ea.
Not highly expensive, but not as cheap as my Jarrow methyl B12/1,000mcg- at 7 cents a sub-lingual lozenge. .

Here is a new thread on r-lipoic.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread159210.html

It goes into "stability" issues, and the two types of r-lipoic out there.

regular R-lipoic and RALA...which is a sodium salt of R-lipoic and supposedly better absorbed.

This can be very confusing... and you will see on that thread that I suspect Dr. Blaylock is confused as well.