a different bar bend with a greater angle perhaps?
http://www.velo-orange.com/milanbar.html ..
(cruise the site for more options)
more saddle setback shifts weight off your arms and onto the saddle, then try a shorter stem, too.
Trekking bars offer multiple hand positions too, differences are fore and aft on the same plane, rather than up and down , so much.
they are 7/8" tube so straight bar controls slide right on ..
I wrapped mine with 2 layers of padded tape.