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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi knowledgable ones. After 5 years of increasing foot pain I’m really struggling to walk. I can do 20 minutes maximum. No one seems to have had a diabetic foot check here for over a year but my last one ruled out neuropathy. My blood tests are fine despite also having coeliac disease. I’ve had an X-ray and it doesn’t show much. I had a nerve test which came back ‘normal.’ I’ve been type 1 for 45 years. I can’t see anyone in person on the NHS so my question is… who do I contact and under what specialism? I have tingling hands too and spondylitis in my neck. My feet are always cold, especially in socks and I’ve been prescribed cream for my heels. It’s all adding up but who do I ask for before I throw my money at them? I was 24th in the queue this morning to speak to my gp’s receptionist… so gave up. The podiatrist said it sounded ‘structural’ due to tight tendons though how she knew over the ‘phone is beyond me