For years I struggled to find a solution to help my suffering patients, then I found the simple answer.
You probably know the feeling. It starts as a bit of tingling in the toes. Then over time it progresses further back, into the ball of the foot. Numb, tingling, feeling like your socks are bunched up. Sometimes there are shocks, and burning sensations. It affects your balance, your sleep, your mood. It starts to damage your everyday activities.
You can't go for walks because your feet are driving you crazy. You gain weight because you can't be active anymore. Every step becomes harder and harder. All you want to do is be able to stand in the kitchen, have a round of golf, play with your grandkids. Neuropathy is robbing you of your life.
You're not alone. I still remember how lost I felt trying to help my patients - and my own mother. Diabetes was stealing her feet from her, a little bit at a time. There was no real solution. Drugs helped cover the symptoms, for a little while, but it just got worse. Sure, there were some studies that showed promise. Vitamin D helped some people. Vitamin B 12 helped others. Maybe some electric socks. Orthotics. My patients had spent thousands of dollars on different products that promised some "hope". But their neuropathy still progressed. Then one afternoon, after spending hours poring over the research, I had an epiphany.
We're told that diabetic neuropathy is caused by high blood sugars - it's caused by diabetes. But stabilizing blood sugar rarely eliminates the numbness, tingling, and burning. Even with a great A1c the suffering still progresses.
What if it's caused by more than one thing? What if we were to deal with all the causes at once?
So we began working with patients to stabilize their blood sugar. But at the same time we dealt with the multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies caused by diabetes - and the drugs used to treat it. It was amazing. We added the best researched methods and techniques to heal and grow small fiber nerves. The results were astounding. We couldn't believe the improvement in function measured by the Toronto Clinical Scoring Method for Neuropathy. And it happens consistently, time and time again, for over 97% of patients.
