Diabetic neuropathy? Time to give up.

Diabetic neuropathy? Time to give up.

When is it time to give up? Diabetic neuropathy is awful. It’s painful, and numb, and tingling, and burning, and sometimes you feel like your socks are bunched up when they are not. Maybe it’s just time to give up. Your balance starts to go. You are told, “hey, it’s...
Statin Drugs and Neuropathy

Statin Drugs and Neuropathy

Statin drugs and neuropathy Are you a diabetic? Are you on statin (cholesterol) drugs? If so, there may be an explanation as to why your numbness, tingling, and burning feet are getting worse. There’s a clear link between statin drugs and neuropathy. Neuropathy...
Why is diabetic neuropathy painful?

Why is diabetic neuropathy painful?

Why does this hurt so much? “What’s up with my numb burning feet?” A typical question that I hear in my clinic. When diabetic neuropathy first develops, it’s just some numb, tingly sensations in the toes or the pads of the feet. It comes and...