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Nicolii

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Hi, im 34 years of age. I have type 2 diabetes. Since the age of 15 I have had problems with my feet. All podiatrists told me it was plantar fasciitis but it didn't make sense. Age 19 I started waitressing 3 to 6hrs a day but in as little as 2 months got plantar fasciitis that took maybe a year or so to heal with massage and rest and yoga and diet. So the entire sole and arches of my feet were bruised/purple and I could feel all the blood/inflammation in the area, even though my feet are bony. So basically I found that I couldn't do jobs where I was standing on my feet. I have to sit down. The only times I could stand was if I was exercising or if I was massaging. Standing just feels so uncomfortable for me. I can just feel the blood/fluid accumulating there.

So my question is, is this diabetes related? Or is this another medical condition I should look into. Ppl keep telling me it's not normal for me not to be able to stand on my feet.
 
Has anyone suggested flat feet? Stand barefoot in a shallow puddle then onto dry and see how much of your arch is/is not showing on the foot print. Lots of images to compare on Google.
 
I had Plantar fasciitis . The GP was useless. I saw a specialist sports physio who got it right for me in 2 sessions and gave me a special built up insole for the affected foot. This made me walk differently and correctly. It has never come back, and that was years ago. Apparently a specialist sports physio is the best sort to see as they deal with this all the time.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I had Plantar fasciitis . The GP was useless. I saw a specialist sports physio who got it right for me in 2 sessions and gave me a special built up insole for the affected foot. This made me walk differently and correctly. It has never come back, and that was years ago. Apparently a specialist sports physio is the best sort to see as they deal with this all the time.
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Even if this may be so I still think it's odd that we need help with the structure of our feet. I don't think we should be getting plantar fasciitis.
 
Nicolii said:
Even if this may be so I still think it's odd that we need help with the structure of our feet. I don't think we should be getting plantar fasciitis.
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It can be simply due to the way we walk, the way we hold our feet when sitting, and how we stand. We don't all do this as we should.
 
Nicolii said:
Even if this may be so I still think it's odd that we need help with the structure of our feet. I don't think we should be getting plantar fasciitis.
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Plenty of people get it, otherwise insoles wouldn't be so common (for mild and not so mild discomfort) nor the need to have corrective ones made to order
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I had Plantar fasciitis . The GP was useless. I saw a specialist sports physio who got it right for me in 2 sessions and gave me a special built up insole for the affected foot. This made me walk differently and correctly. It has never come back, and that was years ago. Apparently a specialist sports physio is the best sort to see as they deal with this all the time.
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I should have added that the sports physio made a mould of my feet, then the insoles were made to fit the exact shape of my feet with a built up piece on part of the heel of my bad foot. They weren't just any old insoles from Boots.
 
i appreciate your comments but I think it’s something more than that. I don’t know anyone else in my life who has it which means it is rare and medical.
 
Nicolii said:
Hi, im 34 years of age. I have type 2 diabetes. Since the age of 15 I have had problems with my feet. All podiatrists told me it was plantar fasciitis but it didn't make sense. Age 19 I started waitressing 3 to 6hrs a day but in as little as 2 months got plantar fasciitis that took maybe a year or so to heal with massage and rest and yoga and diet. So the entire sole and arches of my feet were bruised/purple and I could feel all the blood/inflammation in the area, even though my feet are bony. So basically I found that I couldn't do jobs where I was standing on my feet. I have to sit down. The only times I could stand was if I was exercising or if I was massaging. Standing just feels so uncomfortable for me. I can just feel the blood/fluid accumulating there.

So my question is, is this diabetes related? Or is this another medical condition I should look into. Ppl keep telling me it's not normal for me not to be able to stand on my feet.
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If your blood sugars aren’t in control it may we’ll be related to that but it may also be any amount of other things. PF is really common, I’ve had it twice and each time it lasted for two years. See your GP.
 
Nicolii said:
i appreciate your comments but I think it’s something more than that. I don’t know anyone else in my life who has it which means it is rare and medical.
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There's one way to rule that out ... and it's not all that rare at all as been attested
 
When I was diagnosed T2 at age 59 I had an appointment with a podiatrist to check for T2 complications. I got the all-clear for T2 complications, but he did say that (1) I had "high arches" and (2) one leg was longer than the other. He prescribed custom-made orthotics (shoe inserts) to fix this and I have been using them since then.

So I guess what comes from my experience is that you can have diabetes, but also have foot problems independent from that.
 
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