Prediabetes ‘Pre diabetes’ and cold hands! Is there any link?

[Fluffyfred]

Have developed cold hands in bed at nights for around 16 months. I’m now wondering if it could be connected to diabetes. I have only been diagnosed as ‘pre’ 3 weeks ago. I’m not on any medication but they ig to control my diet by low carb foods now. Any info will help , thanks

 

[Alison Campbell]

Hi @Fluffyfred there are so many reasons for cold hands that it is difficult to link it to diabetes. However this is a popular finding on the forum but again for different reasons.

Lots of posts on this topic see

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/search/55324210/?q="cold+hands"&o=relevance

I lost 6 stone and got cold hands and feet. I think taking blood pressure medication has definately made me colder but I was too hot before.

 

[Orangeteddy]

I have prediabetes too and since going low carb I have badly struggled to stay feeling warm. I never usually feel the cold but can only attribute this to the low carbing as I was ok before. Carbs are a source of energy and heat (so I understand) so I assume there is a link.
Roll on summer!

 

[spaceman]

Have developed cold hands in bed at nights for around 16 months. I’m now wondering if it could be connected to diabetes. I have only been diagnosed as ‘pre’ 3 weeks ago. I’m not on any medication but they ig to control my diet by low carb foods now. Any info will help , thanks

well im a type 1 diabetic for last 6 years im the same cold feet.legs to my knees and hands are ice cold even with my electric blanket on

 

[cristis]

My fingers get sometimes cold, but this happened to me for many years. It's said it's from the bad blood circulation.

 

[She 2]

Have developed cold hands in bed at nights for around 16 months. I’m now wondering if it could be connected to diabetes. I have only been diagnosed as ‘pre’ 3 weeks ago. I’m not on any medication but they ig to control my diet by low carb foods now. Any info will help , thanks

 

[She 2]

I am pe diabetes aswell suffering for really cold hands. I also have raynards so could be that

 

[TriciaWs]

There are suggestions that Raynaud's syndrome and T2 diabetes might be linked, but I've not come across any conclusive research yet.
I wasn't diagnosed with Raynaud's although I had symptoms in my childhood and still suffer badly in the winter. My daughter was diagnosed in her early teens.
It seems that diabetes might been a risk factor for Raynaud's, or the other way round?
Not a brilliant link, but includes info to follow up?
http://diseases.emedtv.com/raynaud's-phenomenon/cause-of-raynaud's-phenomenon.html

But there are other reasons why diabetics develop vascular issues, and controlling blood sugar spikes would help with those.

 

[Resurgam]

Have you had your thyroid levels checked recently?
one of the first things I experienced when put onto Thyroxine was the warm feeling in hands and feet.