Feeling numb....:(

[debbiiee]

Most of the morning while getting up, i feel numbness in both my extremeties which get resolves soon after getting out of the bed. I notice that numbness starts if i keep my legs or hands in the same position for more than few minutes... My hbA1c is 7.1 & a year going to be completed after diagnosis. My metabolic control is quite good... What is causing this numbness??

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[novorapidboi26]

it could be something simple like the position you sleep in.........

 

[debbiiee]

it could be something simple like the position you sleep in.........

But it is very annoying & i am experiencing this only for past 2 weeks...

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[novorapidboi26]

your HbA1c isnt bad, how are you blood sugars throughout the day...........

are there many hypos or spiking blood sugars..........?

yo yoing blood sugar levels can damage the micro-vascular system which is connected to nerves etc, so it is possible there may be a connections, but you say the numbness corrects itself when you start moving around...........so might not be directly connected to anything diabetes.......

I am not a Doctor though, so I am just thinking logically, which may be wrong lol.......

 

[robert72]

Sounds a bit like circulation - slows down during the night and also affected by cold weather. Obviously best to refer to your doctor or consultant.

 

[**shell**]

I've been getting the same thing, I've been describing mine more as a fizzying (not quite pins and needles) rather than numbness. It's in my hands/fingers on a morning, I tend to notice it when I'm in the shower so I've put it down to a mixture of warmth and movement. It comes and goes so if it gets more persistent I'll see my GP. X


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[toby64]

Hello all, i do not feel that it is anything to do with your diabetes it is more likely a pinched nerve somewhere in your back or neck, we tend to show up with these sort of issues when you are in the same position for long periods, i would be contacting a chiropractor or bowen theripist if where m, over the years i have been a diabetic have had a few of your issues and seen on of the above and then i was back to normal, i have been a diabetic for 53 years, hope this may help.
Kind regards
Toby