Can anyone help with advice regarding my wife's excruciating pains in her big toe in the form of electric shocks, mainly in the evening or through the night, it reduces her to tears and its so frustrating not being able to help.
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advice needed re electric shocks in toes
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Dr says it's because of her diabetes, the nurses say they've never heard of it, which does not fill me with confidence, I have noted on line that other people have the same problem but I've not heard of any self help remedies if indeed there are any.
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Did the Dr say it was Peripheral Neuropathy? If it is then have a read of the following, but your wife should go back to her gp if the pain is becoming unbearable:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Peripheral-neuropathy/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Peripheral-neuropathy/Pages/Introduction.aspx
carty
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I had this problem lt was like electric barbed wire being forced under my toenails !! I started to take a high dose vitamin b complex and this helps a lot I very rarely have a problem. now
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Thanks Carry, I will take this up with my good lady.
Sorry, Carty.
Thanks for that Noblehead, it makes excellent reading, especially the comments from other sufferers.and yes, it's peripheral neuropathy.
Might be worth you googling vit b12 deficiency (some good videos on you tube).
It may not be relevant to your wife, but just in case...
It may not be relevant to your wife, but just in case...
Thanks for that Brunneria, it sounds as if b12 is a good self remedy coming from a number of people.Might be worth you googling vit b12 deficiency (some good videos on you tube).
It may not be relevant to your wife, but just in case...
I followed your advice and my wife started a course of b12 and b complex, the pain started to ease after a week but we went babysitting (for 9 days) and forgot to take them with us, the result was that the electric shocks came back with a vengeance, we are back home now and she's back on the b12. Pain is easing again and next time we leave home they go with us, I see from other sites there is considerable studies on going into b12 treatment and the benefits of coming off Metformin.
Thanks very much for the advice. Diyjoe.
