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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rodney2015" data-source="post: 954701" data-attributes="member: 210985">Age 50. Type 2 Diabetes over 15 years. Taking Metformin. Glucose under control (7.0 A1C average last few years) Symptoms: In the last month , experiencing sharp shooting stabbing pain in the left lower front ankle/foot. Pain is always in the same location. (See pic below). Pain is intermittent. Pain typically lasts from 2 to 10 seconds. Twice in the last month, the pain has awakened me in the night. Are these  intermittent symptoms consistent with Diabetic Neuropathy? Once again, the pain is very brief (2 seconds) and intermittent.(About 10 episodes in the last 7 days.)The treatment plan is gabapentin for the nerve pain and continuing to managing glucose levels... The Neurologist tested my hands and feet with EMG and Nerve Conduction Study (NCS). Nerve Test Report: Hands --  EMG normal. NCS normal. Feet --    EMG normal. NCS "Mild Neuropathy". " Test revealed a neuropathic process on both lower extremeties related to diabetes and this leg pain might be related to underlying neuralgia..." I am curious as to the likelihood that the nerve pain is NOT due to diabetes, given that the diagnosis is "mild diabetic neuropathy" and Doctor Reportsays it "might be diabetic neuropathy" but it does not make a definitive conclusion. I have normal sensation in my feet.Could it be something else like a nerve compression? The MRI was normal but don't know if MRI shows compression. Will seeing a Podiatrist be helpful? <img src="http://i.imgur.com/oXvKjk3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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