Joined this month and hope to be able to receive views on many issues relating to type 2. thank you Russell

[russellfrombrussels]

I have been reading about "Revitive Medic" circulation boosters and wondered whether anyone has used them and what they think of them - do they work to relieve foot pain as I suffer from peripheral neuropathy? Many thanks in advance for any help/comments.

 

[EmmaL76]

I had one but I sold it on eBay, hadn’t realised that you couldn’t use them if you had any type of metal implants which I do. So can’t comment on how well it works for circulation personally but I have heard others saying it works well

 

[russellfrombrussels]

Many tks Emna/much appreciated!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @russellfrombrussels

These devices have come up a few times on the forum, and from what I can tell they are not recommended by NHS podiatry, and they seem to have at best little effect, or could potentially make some problems worse

I found this example thread

https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/revitive-food-massager.90114/

Some members who live with varying degrees of neuropathic pain seem to find that keeping their BG levels as stable and in-range as they can helps to reduce flare-ups (both high levels and also erratic swings from high to low seem to exacerbate nerve pain).

Others find TENS machines can offer some help by blocking nerve signals.

Are you on medication to help with your pain and discomfort?