Freezing feet

[helenb1979]

Hi
My feet have started to get really cold at night
When it was warmer I laughed how they were cooling me down
Last night I had to wear thick socks and I think I'm going to have to do this again tonight

 

[Mrs Redboots]

Oh poor you, that's miserable! Might be worth checking with your medical team, in case it's something quite unrelated to diabetes. Meanwhile, see if you can find any thinner socks that are insulating, rather like those Thinsulate gloves one can buy. I don't know if they sell them, but worth a google!

Meanwhile I hope you don't get cramp when your feet are very cold - I know I do at night, in the winter, and it's an absolute pain in every sense of the word!

 

[helenb1979]

Hi. Thank you for the sock advice definitely going to look at it. I saw doctor last week and it's definitely diabetes related

 

[Judgeloki]

I get this, mine tend to feel freezing at night too, especially when I’ve been sitting still for a while. Thick socks definitely help, but I’d avoid putting your feet directly against a hot water bottle or heater. Since your doctor has confirmed it’s diabetes-related, it’s probably worth keeping an eye on any changes in sensation or colour as well. Hope the warmer socks make a difference!

 

[helenb1979]

Thank you. I just feel sad that in summer I need to wear socks at night. I have ordered some thick ones.

 

[There is no Spoon]

I get this, mine tend to feel freezing at night too, especially when I’ve been sitting still for a while.

Core body temperature naturally falls in the evenings there are little things you can do to help if you want to enjoy sitting still, reading watching TV etc..

Heated Slippers, EMS foot massagers, a heated EMS is better & foot spars.
I find they all have a temporary effect to relive the cold. Warm socks not to tight to effect circulation are a help, I find keeping my feet elevated and not touching the cold floor is one of the biggest helps to stave of the pain that accompanies the cold.

I detest wearing socks in bed something that helps an electric blanket, a single turned sideways at the bottom of the bed, to heat up the feet set on a timer to come on, low setting, at intervals through out the night. (more of a winter thing in the summer it's to hot)

If your cold feet and @helenb1979 are symptoms of diabetic neuropathy which by the sounds of it it could be, high blood glucose levels will make it worse. Taking all the steps you can to reduce your blood glucose levels is probably the best thing you can to to stave off not only the possibility of if getting worse but perhaps help improve it.