Mobhomeir

I’ve been on all the popular prescrip pain meds, OTC’s,herbs, etc., but nothing takes the pain away. I was taking Lyrica but it makes me drunk and loopy, Neurontin-makes me crazy, Tramedol is junk, and others but nothing helps. Even tried those electro thingys. But since I cannot touch my feet nothing can be applied to the skin so anything like that is out too.

My A-1C was good a few weeks ago, under 6, so that has nothing to do with the pain.

I can live with taking care of the Diabetes itself, but what the heck can I do about the hurt. All the Docs I’ve been too say it is too far gone to do anything, live with it and since I probably had Diabetes for 10-15 years before being diagnosed the nerve damage is permanent.

As for overall health, I’m not much overweight. I’m 6′, 220, 38″ waist. I’ve always lived a healthy life, no smoking, very seldom did any drinking (never hard liquor), never any drugs, always took my vitamins/herbs, ate well and excersized 80% of the time but I still inherited this crazy disease.

I’m only 53 and this is not what I wanted to do with my pre-golden years.
We are going to an Endocrinologist tomorrow (Apr and I hope he can help. If anyone knows a rmedy please let me know or I’m heading to Cali in search of Mr Cannibus. Thanks, Mikey

I am a diabetic for 12 years now, since I was 12. I’ve always found it very hard to live with diabetes. Keeping myself alive averyday by taking insuline seems hard enough and I have never really been able to keep my BG under control for longer periods of time. Since three days I have a significant loss of feeling in my hands and a conastant ‘tingly’ feeling in my feet and legs. My feet would feel ‘asleep’ and numb sometimes before. This (lack) of feeling in my hands and legs scares the hell out of me, I know it won’t get better and can only get worse. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the doctor. For the first time in years, I’ve been monitoring my BG very closely. I realize I will have to change my lifestyle drastically by exercising more and keeping a healthier diet. I only hope that I will succeed in this and that complications will be ‘stable’ for a while.

I guess I’ve been in denial about having a chronic disease for the past twelve years. I know I should try to look at the bright side of things, to see the possibilities and not to focus on the impossibilities. It’s hard though.

I’ve found it reassuring to read your stories here, so I’d like to thank you for sharing them.

Your A1c may not accurately reflect your average BG, it can vary from person to person. This may explain some of the complications in people with good control.

i’ve had no normal complications, although i did get cataracts very young, and went through an early phase where i had lots of yeast and fungal infections (mostly gone now).

no retinopathy, no neuropathy, no kidney problems, no cardiovascular problems.

on the other hand, however, i have four–not just the one–related autoimmune issues: diabetes, hypothyroid, vitiligo, and now something new which i’ve forgotten the name of.

so i don’t exactly have it easy

i’m afraid of kidney failure and very afraid of blindness, because i’m a very independent person. but i don’t feel terribly endangered, and that’s probably denial.

I’ve have type 1 for 42 years. My sister Cindy gave me one of here kidneys in Nov 2005 to counter balance the dx of ESRD. I’ve had 1000s of laser burns to both eyes.
The absolute worst diabetic complication I’ve had was being arrested by police as a result of my actions during a low. Finally I was found Not Guilty, but what an embarrassment and expense of time & money. My lawyer’s wife has type 1 too.

Sometimes diabetes wears me down a little. I keep making the changes I need to keep moving forward in my life.

Some years ago I researched and wrote an article called Complications:What if? about complications with type 1. I was very inspired by the people I interviewed, those who had not just conquered but transcended complications. Article can be found at http://realitycheck.org.au/complications.htm if anyone is interested.

At the conference, “Therapeutic Insights from New Diabetes Gene Discoveries,” the discoveries scientists will share on the subject of diabetes is about to turn treatment for the disease on its head. There aren’t just two kinds of diabetes, as the medical textbooks instruct. It turns out there may be as many as 12. That means everything known about diabetes — what medicines work for it and what lifestyle changes help and what diet is best — may be about to change.