neuropathy, on sunday house call we explain what something is to people. it is easy. simply damage to the nerves in your hands and your feet. the peripheral nerves, those that are way out there. that part of the body. now, what is damaging them? that is the first question. and the answer has to come from a neurologist. i see patients with neuropathy, with stocking glove where they literally lose sensation in their hands and feet but it could be weakness as well and i see those patients i think, vitamin b 12 deficiency which we talked about on the show and diabetes, enormous cause of this. sometimes the neuropathy comes before the diabetes and the blood sugar problems and i think of an immunological problem and your body could be attacking the nerves. jamie: like lupus. and we have treatments for this but one thing i do first is involve a neurologist and once i make the diagnosis that it is a neuropathy, some treatments are lifestyle. you have to lose weight. when you are overweig