Type 1. Pins and needles

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rhiannab13

Member
Messages
10
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi all,
I woke up today with pins and needles in my hand, down two of my fingers and one side of my hand
I've been diagnosed for 2 years and sugars are still a massive roller coaster
Is this something I should be worried about or do we think it's pass and go back to normal
Had the pins and needs for 6 hours now, never had them last longer than 5 mins
any advice would be appreciated!
Also- have just moved to a new area so don't have a DSN yet so cant call for advice!
 
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copepod

Well-Known Member
Messages
735
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Have you considered phoning 111 for non emergency NHS advice? Hope your pins and needles have subsided by now.
 
tim2000s

tim2000s

Expert
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Messages
8,934
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Other
I would expect it has nothing to do with your diabetes. You should call 111 to go through a number of basic checks first and the second option would be that you slept on your arm. I've experienced prolonged pins and needles in my hand similar to that when I have done something similar.
 
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