[Diabetes-talk] Vitamins and supplements that have positiveresults for Diabetics

Sun Oct 4 20:10:44 UTC 2015

One thing it might be useful for many of us to know is that a severe
deficiency of Vitamin B12 (called pernicious anemia) causes neuropathy very
similar to diabetic neuropathy. It can cause other neurological symptoms,
too, like dementia. When my B12 was extremely low, I had neuropathy in both
my feet and my hands to the point that sometimes I couldn't work on the
computer for an hour at a time because of my hands tingling. I am now on a
1,000-milligram B12 injection each month (I administer it myself), which
maintains my level of this crucial and not well-understood vitamin at normal
levels. Vitamin B12 levels depend on your body to make a substance in the
stomach called Intrinsic Factor to activate the vitamin for the body's use,
and I no longer make it at all, apparently. When the pharmaceutical
companies let the supply run low two or three years ago, I nearly got too
low again, and that leads to blood transfusions to combat the severe anemia.

Sorry for the long description, but you need to know there are other causes
of neuropathy, too. 

Sandi

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>From Bill Lewis.  A decade ago I began having annoying tingling and burning
sensations in my feet and lower legs.  My doctor prescribed a medication
that might help.  It didn't.

A year or so later I began seeing a podiatrist.  He listened to my concerns
about the neuropathy in my feet.  He suggested that I might try some herbal
meds that were new to the market place.  The first generation included two
different compounds which cost sixty dollars for a month supply of the two.

Five years ago a second generation of this med was developed as one
medication and sold for forty dollars for a month supply.

I began taking itg.  It is a combination of vitamin B-12, vitamin 6, and
several herbal compounds that are supposed to help.

Well, five years later I still take this med--NeuRx, available from doctor
offices and podiatrists.  My neuropathy symptoms are gone and have been for
all these yhears.

This NeuRx is like aspirin and headaches.  It does not cure the cause of
neuropathy but blocks it so it no longer dominates one's awareness.

Since people react differently to meds, herbs, etc., I cannot say the NeuRx
will be completely effective as it is for me; but it cannot do any harm, the
doctors tell me, because there are no negative side effects.  If you are
bothered with the burning and tingling and aching, due to neuropathy, check
with a podiatrist or other physician and ask.  I must warn you that many
medical doctors are against anything that is not obtained a prescription. 
NeuRx is just sitting on shelves in some offices or available through a
specialty store.  Mine come from my doctor''s office.  If you try NeuRx, let
us know how it works several months from now.  In my case, it has been
effective for years.  As I sit here at the keyboard, there are no
unpleasantg sensations of any kind in my feet or lower legs.  Knock on ood!
--  Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 1:37 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Mike Freeman
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Vitamins and supplements that have
positiveresults for Diabetics

Hi, Jonathan.

Last time I had a full blood workup, my doctor said I had a vitamin D
deficiency (I had one a few years ago) so was put on I think a thousand
units per day (one big tablet). Other than that, no supplements or vitamins.
Also, given that I have no history of circulatory problems, my doctor
recommended *against* taking a baby aspirin; he didn't think it was
necessary in my case.

Good question, though.

Mike Freeman

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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 11:23 AM
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Cc: Jonathan Franks
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Vitamins and supplements that have positive results
for Diabetics

Hello all,
I hope you are all doing well. I was curious if anyone on this list has been
recommended any vitamins or supplements that your Doctors have said would
have positive affects on your diabetes and overall health and why?

I look forward to hearing your responses

Warm Regards,

Jonathan Franks

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