Is this possible?

I met with a doctor last week who told me that everything I told him screams Peripheral Neuropathy.  When I ask him how this was possible this is the explaination I was given.  He believes I may have been diabetic while I was pregnant but as soon as I gave birth the diabetes went away.  Since peripheral neuropathy is more common is alcoholics and diabetics I didn't think this is really what has been wrong with me all along.  So is it possible that the diabetes came and went and I was left with neuropathy?  I have had unexplainable pain from my lumbar region down to my ankles and some times under my feet and between my toes.  It comes and goes as it pleases and I have no way to get it to stop other than letting it go away on its own.  I have been through 16 different meds and 6 doctors and still do not have an exact answer.  I am going in for my 3rd emg in a year to see if this is yet again what I am going to be diagnoised with.  This was a diagnosis for me at the beginning of this year but told that it was not possible and that having it done in a hospital made the test results come out wrong.  Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. Distal peripheral neuropathy is one possible cause of tingling, numbness and pain in feet and toes but it needs longstanding poorly controlled diabetes to manifest. also it would be limited  to feet and toes. The pain from the lumbar region down legs cannot be explained. Lumbar disc myelination or prolapsed causing compressive neuropathy, sciatica, etc. certain chronic systemic diseases like multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may present with tingling and numbness both legs. Vitamin deficiencies like B12,  B6  can also present with peripheral neuropathies .consult your neurologist again with these possibilities. get an MRI spine done to look for any disc lesions and bony causes of compression neuropathy. A complete blood sugar profile including glycosylated hemoglobin will tell about the glycemic control over the last 3 months. take care.