Krenum
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Diabetes and Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can kill quickly. I have both,just like him,can barely walk,hands and feet are near numb.. Very strict Diet and light exercises help . DPN ,is One of the most painful diseases believe it or not. DPN can spread super fast,1st to your feet ,with light tingling or numbness, then hands,then chest and eyes. Its progressive, and can only be slowed down a bit,never stopped. It will spread through his whole body eventually. The support groups,I attend has seen alot of suicides because of the debilitating pain,which narcotics do almost zero for,some anti epilepsy drugs help,but most do not.
Sorry to hear about your struggle. I know it very well also, my mother died from Type 1 when I was 16, its a terrible illness.