i am suffering diabetesi2 since 2004 my age is 66 years weight 115 kgs height 6 foot 2 inches have had bp of 140/90 for last few years avr blood check for diabetes fas been around 120 on fasting and 135 after food mine waas indicated as stress duiabetes due to business and constant travel now retired since june 2009.. no family history of diabetes no heart problems most family members lived till over 80 years,current problems swollen ankles, burning in feetbetween toes and nerve ends as well as painful burning in two toe joints small right toe right foot, and 2nd toe next to big toe on left foot.. have been diaghosed with efema due to meducation taken called lyrica 150 mg miain medications are januvia 100mg, glyciphage 100 mgs 3 times daily .daflon 500 for edema 2 times daily,muverva 15 and flexcura=d 2 times daily to ease pain and flex ankle..xylorix and atorva once daily i dont suffer from gout but the doctor tells me to tske it anyway as it will help pain i am on a mostly vegetarian diet and fruits, eating apples, wqatermelon and cherrires, etc and dal lentils, chappities and toast with cheese spread and buttered chappitis some times.. i have been losing around one .2 kgs a month earlier weight was 130 kgss, vurrently diagnosed fot diabetion neurotrophy and hence given lyrica 150 mg twice daily.. this helps but tends to put on weight , water t retention. also prescribed cymbalta twice daily but i live in calcutta indi and unable to find this drug in india. i suffer from a wa;lking problem cannot waly for more than 10 minutes as ankles begin to sweel and feel like therre are tight heavy chains aroudn the ankles.. also feel unbalanced and tend to almost fall at times have fallen once and hurt my elbow and wrist in dubai when living there in 2008/9.. difficulty in sleeping at night due to nerve end pains in the feet and burning sensesations. i check my blood sugar every day and its below 134 ..within the normal limoit however the dotor s in bombay an ddubai have dais said the i have bad dibetic nerutrophy and this cannot be rectitied.. i am told i can get these nerves cortised and numbed with a simple operation in both feet.. is this dangerious and who in bombay or calcutta does this nerve ending operations please helpni