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angiemilne

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Hi.
I have just registered on this site am am Type 2 (diet controlled) only for now. The problem I am having in hyper-sensitive feet. I have been told by a health professional that this is a symptom of my dibetes yet when I research I can only find information on losing sensitvity in your feet. Mine are so painful that the slightest thing causes pain.
The other day I dropped a bar of soap in the shower. It hit my toes and I honestly thought one was broken, I was in so much pain. In the end it didnt even bruise!
Is this a symptom of diabetes? I have asked my nurse and foot specialist but I dont seem to get a straight answer.
Any help would be apprciated!
Angie
 
Hi Angie

Welcome to the site. Not sure about the foot pain I get a lot of joint pain but nothing like you describe. I am sure though that someone else will be along soon who will have an answer :D

CJ
 
Feet can be damaged easily if the BGs are consistently high. That means above non-diabetic levels. Non-diabetics average out at around 5 at any time. the danger point is 7. that's when the micro blood vessels and nerves, start to get damaged. Unfortunately, many healthcare professionals consider 7 to be acceptable. If you want tto protect your micro blood vessels and nerves, it isn't
 
sugarless sue said:
Hi Angie,can you tell me what your Blood sugar levels are like please?
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Agreed.

Sometimes peripheral neuropathy causes MORE pain when the BG is brought down and the nerves start to heal, this is usually temporary. The longer the BG stays high the less likely the neuropathy is to be reversible. There's usually a lot of redundancy built into the nervous system but there are limits.
 
Hi.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. My blood sugar is all over the place actually. My nurse has said that I only need to test twice a week so it can be anything from 6.5 when I get up to 9.6 during the day. My nurse said I am not at a stage where I have to test regularly so I dont. I was diagnosed in Dec last year and have been told to watch my weight, (I am overweight) and keep an eye on my feet. That's about it. I had not noticed anything different about myself and still do not except for my feet. I ought to state that I also suffer with Fibromyalgia and dont know if this could be affecting my feet. All in all, after reading some of the posts on here, I have decided I am particularly ignorant of my condition. After being told not to be concerned about it and only test a couple of times a week, I have been under the illusion that I am fine.
I take it I am wrong?
Angie
 
Angie,

At which point did your DN suggest it might be more appropriate to test more frequently? When you are prescribed insulin?

Firstly with blood glucose readings that fluctuate like that, you need to be in more control, the principle way of gaining control is by finding out how what you eat affects your BG, the only way you're going to do that is by...testing.

Speak with your GP, ask them to prescribe more test strips in order to find out what's going with your BG. If they refuse refer them to NICE guidelines (summarised here) and also this. If they still refuse, ask your pharmacist if they know of a GP who is prescribing test strips and transfer to that practice.

Ask to be referred to a dietitian as well.

Regards, Tubs.
 
tubolard said:
Angie,

At which point did your DN suggest it might be more appropriate to test more frequently? When you are prescribed insulin?
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After the amputation, probably.

Firstly with blood glucose readings that fluctuate like that, you need to be in more control, the principle way of gaining control is by finding out how what you eat affects your BG, the only way you're going to do that is by...testing.

Speak with your GP, ask them to prescribe more test strips in order to find out what's going with your BG. If they refuse refer them to NICE guidelines (summarised here) and also this. If they still refuse, ask your pharmacist if they know of a GP who is prescribing test strips and transfer to that practice.

Ask to be referred to a dietitian as well.
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The dietician may be no more help than the nurse.

Otherwise I agree, this is the Gold Standard for testing

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm

Other things that may help the neuropathy

http://www.diabetic-talk.org/dpn.htm

but the BG control is primary

Fibro does seem to run alongside diabetes and may or may not be implicated.
 
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