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Any Suggestion For A Diabetic Suffering From Neuropathy From Shoulders To Legs?

I'm diabetic and have neuropothy in both legs and hurt from my shoulders down. My problem is that I can't find a doctor who will give me pain meds because of past marijuana use, and failed drug screens. So now I just rely on marijuana and whatever pain meds I can find on the black market. Do u have any suggestions on how I can get a prescription legally now ??
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

Diabetic neuropathy is a long standing complication in patients of diabetes. It happens due to the adverse effects of diabetes on the nerves. SO it becomes almost obvious that good sugar control is one of the main line therapies of controlling diabetic neuropathy.

There are now some medicines that have been approved for use in the patients of neuropathy. You may talk to your treating diabetician to start these. The possible guggested drugs are pregabalin, and gabapentin.

A third possibility is that there is the neuropathy due to the deficiency of vitamin B12 and folate. So i suggest you test these levels and if found to be low, you can start the replacement of these vitamins, which may therefore help you.

I think these 3 measures should be discussed with your diabetician, as from your query, I am not sure about the therapy you are taking for diabetes and the ongoing diabetes medications.

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
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Any Suggestion For A Diabetic Suffering From Neuropathy From Shoulders To Legs?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query Diabetic neuropathy is a long standing complication in patients of diabetes. It happens due to the adverse effects of diabetes on the nerves. SO it becomes almost obvious that good sugar control is one of the main line therapies of controlling diabetic neuropathy. There are now some medicines that have been approved for use in the patients of neuropathy. You may talk to your treating diabetician to start these. The possible guggested drugs are pregabalin, and gabapentin. A third possibility is that there is the neuropathy due to the deficiency of vitamin B12 and folate. So i suggest you test these levels and if found to be low, you can start the replacement of these vitamins, which may therefore help you. I think these 3 measures should be discussed with your diabetician, as from your query, I am not sure about the therapy you are taking for diabetes and the ongoing diabetes medications. I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)