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Neuropathy advice?
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mikeyB
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Welcome to the forum, Net. Not a happy introduction to this very welcoming forum. You need to see a doctor, or at the very least a specialist diabetes nurse who is experienced in treating neuropathic feet sooner rather than later. Keep your feet scrupulously clean, and take paracetamol for the pain until you can see someone. I don't think anyone on the forum would, or indeed could offer any different advice.
Do keep in touch to let us know how you get on.
Do keep in touch to let us know how you get on.
Welcome to the forum, as mikeyB says you need to see either a doctor or a podiatrist, probably you will need the service of both. I am classed as in the high risk group due to the neuropathy. For the pain I am on amitripalyne (not sure if spelt right) while it does not kill the pain it takes the edge of it. Do you see a podiatrist on an annual basis (or more frequently as they will be able to measure the amount of damage that has been done to the nerves?
Also for the broken skin I use Balum plus cream ure)a 5% though you may find other creams are more suitable, for me at the moment it's the one that works well for me. Both are on prescription from your gp, although there are several meds to help with the pain. I can't take paracetamol as I react badly to it so can't advise how well it is for neuropathy pain.
Do you know what your current levels are running at as if you are running high like in the teens or higher the pain will increase with the higher your levels are? As you are type 2 if you are not testing your glucose levels (many type 2's don't as they can't get test strips on prescription), I would ask if your gp will provide test strips on prescription. Some practices will only support one meter due to cost of the strips, others may provide for any meter. Some meters are normally free from the big names in meters.
The other option is the SD code free meter which is cheap in comparison to feed with strips, and is well worth buying if you don't know what your levels are, and would identify what food does what to you, helping in getting ones levels down if they are high. Running your levels close as possible to normal does help with the pain, If you have had the neuropathy for only a short amount of time there is a chance that the damage can be reversed or back to near normal feeling, if it has been going on for a good while some of the damage will be permanent and you will be monitored more by the podiatry team, check up will become more frequent rather than the annual check up that your supposed to have.
The SD code free is available from here, remember to select the I am diabetic to get the vat free price and the UK uses mmol/L measurement option. https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
Also for the broken skin I use Balum plus cream ure)a 5% though you may find other creams are more suitable, for me at the moment it's the one that works well for me. Both are on prescription from your gp, although there are several meds to help with the pain. I can't take paracetamol as I react badly to it so can't advise how well it is for neuropathy pain.
Do you know what your current levels are running at as if you are running high like in the teens or higher the pain will increase with the higher your levels are? As you are type 2 if you are not testing your glucose levels (many type 2's don't as they can't get test strips on prescription), I would ask if your gp will provide test strips on prescription. Some practices will only support one meter due to cost of the strips, others may provide for any meter. Some meters are normally free from the big names in meters.
The other option is the SD code free meter which is cheap in comparison to feed with strips, and is well worth buying if you don't know what your levels are, and would identify what food does what to you, helping in getting ones levels down if they are high. Running your levels close as possible to normal does help with the pain, If you have had the neuropathy for only a short amount of time there is a chance that the damage can be reversed or back to near normal feeling, if it has been going on for a good while some of the damage will be permanent and you will be monitored more by the podiatry team, check up will become more frequent rather than the annual check up that your supposed to have.
The SD code free is available from here, remember to select the I am diabetic to get the vat free price and the UK uses mmol/L measurement option. https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
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