Recent Content by Zammo

5 weeks ago I started to get awful nerve pain in my feet, burning, pins and needles, all that sort of thing. My diabetes has been out of control for 6 years even though I am on medication and insulin, insulin doesn't seem to do anything for me. I have been addicted to bad food. I am guessing I...

Thanks, but sadly different positions don't help, I have tried every position known to man, also it only happens when drifting off to sleep, not just lying down. I honestly think the doctor assuming it is my back is just wishful thinking. I would have thought my high out of control diabetes for...

I have numb toes and lack of feeling in the feet. I have a nerve feeling in feet, tingling, burning, etc. So definitely likely diabetic neuropathy but what is scaring the hell out of me is when I lie down to sleep, regardless of time of day or night (so main sleep or a nap), within seconds of...

Thanks everyone. So I went to the doctor today and he couldn't tell whether it was a back pinched nerve or diabetes. I failed the vibration test all over my feet and didn't feel it until he pressed it on my knees. I also failed the pointer test on my feet. Doctor said because I have had back...

[I am type 2. Confirmed diabetes since 2021. On insulin and metformin. 30 stone] Last week I started to get stabbing sensations in my feet, I assumed it was anxiety as I have a brother in law who has peripheral neuropathy of his feet (he thinks it due to his diabetes but it is not proven) and...

Thanks everyone. I am the "I" insulin, which I believe is intermediate. If I am insulin resistant, could this be why I have to pee every 40 minutes quite urgently ? Is the insulin making this worse ? As I didn't have to before taking the insulin (although I did still need to pee urgently...

I am a huge guy, at 30 stone, and I started insulin around a month ago. I went from 18 units and now am up to about 46 (going up every 3 days). 1 dosage a day. But it doesn't seem to be giving me any lesser blood sugar results than without it (I am also on Metformin and it is still the same as...