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Autonomic neuropathy,nerve pain and feet and SUGAR

02/06/2011 – 5:17 PM

I am really tying to understand the whole nerve damage thing. Apparently while nerve damage can be caused by diabetes there are other blood sugar problems that don’t show up on tests (or the right tests are not being done) that can also cause damage to nerves. This is the reason that I started to […]

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My Tilt Table Test Experience

02/06/2011 – 4:39 PM

After so many years of being sick and knowing that something was very wrong with me, I finally found a doctor that did not dismiss me out of hand. Actually I can thank my GP for referring me to a Neurologist that had no idea of what to do with me but he knew one […]

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Dysautonomias,POTS, FIBRO,IST, CMPS and hypothyroid / low adrenal function

02/03/2011 – 1:58 AM

Ok, so I have POTS, IST, Fibromyalgia,chronic myofascial pain,hypothyroid, nerve damage which is causing the POTS and IST. All of that means my autonomic nervous system is’t working right. When I stand up my heart races and my blood pressure rises then drops so sometimes I drop with it. I don’t pass out because i […]

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OMG I just realized that most of my posts in this blog

01/31/2011 – 4:51 PM

were never published! I just started a new blog here and was ready to start posting again to this blog and realized that most of my posts were just saved to draft so I will update them and publish them today.If the information is not something that can be updated I will post it with […]

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long car trips

03/21/2009 – 12:04 PM

I don’t know how a two hour car trip affects most people but for me it is a perfect way to make sure that my pain levels especially in my neck go sky high. I took a car trip yesterday to pick up my new puppy / dog and there was also walking and standing […]

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