One patient, John (not real name), came to our office with numbness, tingling, and weakness in his legs that progressed over the years. He had significant debilitating back pain and knee pain. In addition, John was a diabetic and insulin-dependent. After visiting his primary doctor, he was diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy and told there was no treatment available. He was prescribed gabapentin to help control his neuropathy symptoms, but they didn't help much, and he suffered from some pretty harsh side-effects from the medication.

John continued to seek help from other physicians but was only met with the same level of care and answers. After years of seeing his life spiral downward, he was angry and determined to try anything to get his life back. This was when we met John.

Because John never got an opportunity to be heard by the variety of clinics he visited, an assumption was made that his symptoms were stemming from his diabetic neuropathy. The doctors he saw never heard that his symptoms were worse in one leg than another, or that they were nearly gone in the morning upon waking and become worse as the day progressed. They never heard him explain that when he got in certain positions, his symptoms nearly disappeared.

Ultimately the doctors missed the diagnoses. John was showing symptoms of compressive neuropathy that comes from the lower back. He was also never told that his type 2 diabetes was controllable and reversible through lifestyle adjustments. No nutrition recommendations were provided.

We're proud to say that under our care, John's symptoms were eliminated, and he was able to remove all medications and insulin-related to his diabetes. Most importantly – John was able to resume his life and things that gave him joy.