Exactly. Peripheral neuropathy is hard to treat. I've had it for years. Medication for it usually has bad side effects,worser then the neuropathy itself. Best thing to do,is like GrahamLamb said. Keep those numbers in tight range,to stop vascular damage from occurring.

Peripheral Neuropathy is the Most Common Complication of Diabetes - 1 in every 2 Diabetics will experience it to "some degree" during our lifetimes

Why?

Because this condition develops if your blood sugar is just "a little too high" for a period of time

Anytime your blood sugar stays higher than 7.8 mmols/140 for "longer than" about about 4 hours "ALL DAY Combined" the blood sugar starts to damage the vascular system

Your feet and legs being the "end of the line" for blood vessels is where the problem usually shows up

So it's not about specific things to eat but rather controlling "everything you eat" so that when you do that 2 hour test after eating to see where your blood sugar is, you "rarely" see a number higher than 7.8/140

Following the standard advice - range between 4.0 - 10.0 mmols or 72 - 180 "guarantees" that you will develop peripheral neuropathy the longer you deal with diabetes

And for some reason the Medical Community Fails to pass that message along when talking about "controlling your blood sugar"

Vitamin B complex and vitamin D help,as does massage, exercise ( if you are able)