[Diabetes-talk] tendonitis

[Eileen Scrivani]

Debbie:

Seven/eight years ago, I had severe carpel tunnel in both hands & one 
trigger finger in each hand.  It hurt to bend my fingers and I could not 
hold things or even close my fingers into a fist.  If I managed to close the 
fist I then needed to use the other hand to help ease it back open.   If I 
accidentally knocked my hand into something that could have been enough to 
bring tears to my eyes.  They were very bad and very inflamed.  I too wanted 
to avoid surgery so I located a very good accupuncturist that was "EXPERT" 
in nutrition/supplementation.  Actually she was a friend of my brother and 
as a favor to me she would come to the house because she worked in an area I 
had no way of traveling to on my own.  She was for some years a nurse in the 
practice of Dr. Robert Attkins so she knew her stuff.

I followed the natural course for approx. seven months.  While the vitamins 
& supplements over time helped me much more than the steroid injections from 
my orthopedist, it eventually came down to surgery to totally correct all 
conditions.  I had also used the wrist supports on both hands that made not 
a bit of difference in the pain & numbness, but since they are not that 
expensive & a lot of people say they help they are worth giving a try. 
Acupuncture & supplements are not covered by insurance so they will get 
expensive quickly, but they did make a difference.  The thing with it is is 
that they are not like drugs that take effect quickly, you must stick with 
it for a minimum of 3 months and take a lot of them.  In many cases it is 
taking much higher doses than what is on the bottle.  If at all possible try 
to find an alternative doctor in your area that can guide you correctly if 
this is the route you wish to follow.  I think the thing that we as 
diabetics are prone to is the inflamation in the body from the sugars and 
that is what reaks havic on our systems on all levels.  I would have stuck 
with both the acupuncture & supplements except I could not support the cost 
on my own and besides my life was truely hampered by not having the use of 
my hands.

If you decide on surgery, shop for a good surgeon they are not all the same. 
I had fantastic results from the surgery and got two opinions before going 
through with it.  I also had a nerve test done to make sure it was really 
carpel tunnel and not diabetic nerve damage.  If you have any carpel tunnel 
there are different ways, surgically to handle that.  The trigger finger, I 
think, is a more straight forward procedure.  I found an orthapedic doctor 
that only delt with problems of the wrist and hands so was comfortable with 
what he had to say.

Good luck and if you want more info , contact me off list.

Eileen



-----Original Message----- 
From: Debbie Wunder
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 10:02 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] tendonitis

Hello everyone. I have been having a great deal of trouble with tendonitis,
and trigger finger, my Roth doc said this is a common problem with
diabetics, if so do any of you have any thoughts on pain control or
treatment. I am trying splints at night, steroid shot was another option,
but not a good one in my thinking. I would like to avoid surgery if
possible.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom" <jlv810g at aol.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Help for vitamin C sources that don't hit your
sugar so hard


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> A fresh real orange and one glass of water and sleep and you will find you 
> are a new person!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Kline <julie.kline at rochester.rr.com>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 8:17 pm
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Help for vitamin C sources that don't hit your 
> sugar so hard
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> Good evening everyone,
>
> It looks like I've been hit either with a really bad cold or the flu, and
> yes, I did get a flu shot about 4 months ago.  But I have all the 
> symptoms:
> body aches, headache, temperature of around 102, scratchy throat and it 
> also
> hurts to swallow, plus the runny nose, congestion, and other cold 
> symptoms,
> etc.  It used to be when I had this or felt it coming on, that I'd drink
> lots of orange juice or lemonade for the vitamin C.  Is there something 
> else
> I can use that won't hit my sugar so hard?  The crystal light drinks I use
> now, while sugar-free, only have about 20% of your daily vitamin C
> allowance, and being that it hurts to swallow, I'm really not sure what to
> do.
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
> Thanks, I'm off to bed to try and get more rest.
> Julie
>
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