Was told to try Ben Gay or similar product on the feet. Pain stopped.

i have 4 lumps on my right foot,one the size of a golf ball and one on my left foot. it started 6 years ago.2years ago i had my right foot run over by a 7 ton forklift truck.unfortunately,it didn't flatten the lumps,just made them grow bigger.i still work 10 hours a day in a foctory on my feet.i use 2 insoles in my shoes,but lumpy still hurts.don't know what the future holds but i know i wont let it beat me.

I used to have severe cramping in both feet upon getting out of bed in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning. There were times that I got up too fast and almost fell because of the sharp pains that seized my feet; even though I only have a small nodule in one foot. I also had cramps in the hand that has a nodule.

Since I've been on the ketogenic diet all cramping and pain has stopped.

Sorry about the double post.

Simply put; the ketogenic diet is the process of getting your body to burn fat for energy, instead of glycogen. This is done by strictly limiting your carb intake and creating a balance of a 4 to 1 fat to protein ratio. It was developed by The Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins University medical schools for treating seizure disorders in children; and has proven very effective for some types of epilepsy. The Atkins and South Beach diets use this principal to get your body to start burning fat. However, maintaining a constant ketogenic state, as a lifestyle, is the goal of some people, including myself.

As a hypoglycaemic, I was on a constant cycle of sugar induced highs and lows. Once I got the carbohydrates out of my diet; the cravings stopped and I now feel better than I ever imagined I could. I have more energy, and no longer crash in the afternoons. It sounds like a commercial, but I have nothing to gain by promoting this lifestyle.

I'm not sure what the exact relationship to my DD is; but I suspect that it has something to do with sugar or insulin. All I know is that my nodules are smaller now.

googling ketogenic diet or ketosis should tell you what you need to know.

Cheers,
Roxanne