Husband's Increasing Neuopathy Ih Legs And Feet, Weight Gain, Memory Issues, Incerasing Anxiety And Fatigue. Family History Of Heart Disease, Cancer And Altzheimers. Am Concerned About Significant Decline In Last 6 Months Can You Please Suggest What To Do?

Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2018

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Question : Husband's increasing neuopathy ih legs and feet, weight gain, memory issues, incerasing anxiety and fatigue. Family history of heart disease, cancer and altzheimers. Am concerned about significant decline in last 6 months. No insurance.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably diabetes, it should be ruled out through examinations.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the peripheral nerves.
There are many medical conditions that cause neuropathy .
The most common cause at my clinic is diabetes.
Diabetes can be related even to other symptoms mentioned in your query such as weight gain,fatigue and anxiety.

I would suggest the following examinations:
- blood glucose level
-Hemoglobin A1c levels, which show the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding three months

Meanwhile, I would suggest a healthy diet and exercises daily.
After the suggested examinations you can contact me again for further evaluation and treatment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.

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