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[thistlequeen64]

Hi
I am new to this forum and just want to say hi. I have type 2 diabetes although at last check up (pre covid) I had managed to put it into remission. Not sure if that is still the case as I have put on about a stone over the last 2 and a half years.
My husband also has type 2. He is insulin dependent. He has many of the side effects of diabetes. Neuropathy, retinopathy and suffered Charcot foot a few years back.
His neuropathy pain has come back with a vengeance recently and that is why I have joined this forum. To get any advice available to help him. It is particularly bad at night.
Anyway, hi everyone.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @thistlequeen64

And well done for managing to get your diabetes into remission. sorry to hear about your weight gain - when are you next expecting a check-up?

Sorry to hear about your husband’s nerve pain and Charcot foot. I’ll tag-in @Flower a member here with experience of living with Charcot over a number of years.

 

[Flower]

Hi and welcome @thistlequeen64

Well done on getting your diabetes in to remission.

I'm sorry to hear about your husbands complications and Charcot foot.
Nerve pain is a real challenge to treat, after 25+ years of living with Charcot foot I still struggle to find a sustained reliable way to control neuropathic pain.

The main choice of drugs are amitriptyline, duloxetine, gabapentin, pregabalin and some people use a Tens machine for relief although I've not used one for years. I've found with the drugs for neuropathy it is a case of trial and error with doses and types of tablets.

What is your husband's blood sugar like? One of the best ways I've found to limit pain is to try and keep my blood sugar as stable and in range as possible - yep I know - not easy at all but the results do pay dividends for me with reduced pain especially at night.