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Crippling pain in toes and heels

Thanks Sue I will pass it on and see what she says xx
 
I saw the podiatrist and he says the pain in my feet is due to my diabetes. I told him I have my glucose levels in single figures. He said that was good but not a sure prevention of nerve damage. So I made an urgent appointment to see one of the locum drs Tomorrow. I really need to know if this is nerve damage due to diabetes or pain from lack of vitamin D. I wonder if he will know?
 
When I was having problems with my legs not working properly, my neurologist sent me for nerve conduction tests in my legs and he told me then that I was starting with neuropathy, worse in my left than my right. At that time, I had no outward sign of it. I then started with electrical pain in my feet and I now have an area that's dead on my left foot. The neurologist had already said that as I'd lost the reflexes in my feet, it was an indicator that neuropathy was starting.

So the doc should hopefully be able to ascertain by examination if neuropathy is a plausible explanation, or something else. Hopefully he'll be able to refer you to a neurologist or appropriate specialist to diagnose and treat it for you.

I had a similar conversation with my podiatrist recently and she said that BG levels aren't much of an indicator, some people get it with minimal elevation and some have ridiculously high figures and never develop it. She also said that it can sometimes be temporary, if you've been ill for example and had short term high BGs that are subsequently improved. I think mine is probably permanent as it was a steady increase in BG over time. Maybe a Vitamin D deficiency is causing a temporary version of it?

Sorry, I was hoping it might be something more short-term and easily fixed for you.
 
He did a sensory test with a tuning fork. There was nothing felt in the left toe joint but I could feel the vibration in the right toe joint. Just walking a short distance has become a challenge. I do have a vitamin D defiency and am seeing Dr tomorrow. Housework is a nightmare and even playing the piano for a short time makes the muscles in my back and ribs hurt. I have started a diary to show the Dr the constant pain I am in
 
I hope that the Vitamin D treatment will offer you some relief. I had the same sort of problems a few years ago - hence seeing neurologists etc. - and was found to be very Vit D deficient but unfortunately, the supplements didn't make any difference for me and I still have the same problems I had then, that they've now labelled fibro. I've done a lot of work for myself through physio and no longer walk with 2 sticks and can exercise again, so my mobility has improved, but not the discomfort.

Fingers crossed that the Vitamin D will offer an improvement for you, I know of people who have really improved once they got their levels up.
 
My levels will take more than 3 months to come up I have been put on a low maintenance dose of vitamin D
 
3 months sounds a long time if you have a potentially symptom-inducing deficiency. I thought they might give you a high dose to get it up quickly, I was prescribed a very high dose injection first, but there was a supply issue and I couldn't get it, so had to settle for tabs - but they were a high concentration and I'm still on them as I drop without it. I think I was back within an acceptable range within a month.

I recommend that you get yourself out in the garden for some sunshine every day then.
 
The sun is shining now but oh my the wind is cold. I cleaned the garden of dog mess while the sun shone and had huge goose pimples lol
 
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