news

a1c down to 6.6. was 7.8. endo happy.
he grump bum, and even reception agrees!!
cholesterol, kidney function spot on.
blood pressure spot on. prof reckons carpel
tunnel with hands. he did a thorough exam.
neck and shoulders are seperate..neck is arthritis,
i have sublax shoulders and possible scapula injury, esp left side.
my physio said this awhile back. plan to have nerve conductivity
test. said feet first for dpn, however he noted spot fires
with my diabetic retinapathy. he was better this session,
still a gruff. thorour. though. err spelling. been up all night
with pain.

he said no med changes. just seen chemist and got
a pack of difenac. with panadol it helps.
appt with gp wed. asking for xrays and conductivity test.
gp is gutless to prescribe. errrrr.

just did, bugger. he's alright,
scared of the professor i feel.
not me!! will discuss about pain mgt at the hosp.
thx mate.

tis good my friends. effort has been rewarded a little.

cheers my friends.

Computer is dead.
Posting on ph hard.
Lots of pain. Got endo and
Gp on it..awaiting
Nerve conductivity test.
Be good. Ht

Thx mate. It is difficult.
Yeah hands think carpul
Tunnel. Neck shoulders
Either ra or dpn or mix.
Keep well.

Xray and us mon. Await nerve conductivity
Test march. Doc reckons osteoarthritis. Pain
With weather changes. Gave me some
Coedine. Check in when i can.
Thx 4 carem ht.

thx mate. at libray posting.

Amen to that, Lynnwood.

High fives for reducing A1C bro ,thats awesome.

You take care of yourself.

Hi Turtle! So, you are having carpal tunnel surgery on the arms? I know there are many people who have gotten relief from that and I really hope this works for you! This kind of pain will keep your blood sugar high so that will help! Keep us updated about the legs, too. I'm sorry you're going through this but I'm glad you've got some doctors working for you! Stay strong, Turtle!

That's not particularly bad news if the doctor says it's "onset". As far as I know, diabetic neuropathy can be contained by keeping blood sugar normal, so do what you can to keep the readings down to normal as much as you can! In other cases of neuropathy, I've read that activities like walking can regenerate nerve endings but I don't know if it works with diabetics. I do know that walking helps increase blood flow and they keeps the legs and feet healthy. When neuropathy is really advanced walking can be painful so your goal should be not to get to that point.

Best wishes for you, Turtle! Glad you posted. I hope all is going well for you otherwise, too!