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Evening all

Have read plenty on subject of neuropathy etc due to long term complications but was wondering if lowering blood sugars causes sensations in the feet in the 'early' days or if something more to worry about. Still new to all this (not even two weeks yet) and the list of symptoms grow. Am worse off now than I was, for now at least (fingers crossed etc).
Feet arent painful as such but i am def more aware of them, if that makes sense. Feels like hot flashes at times, or that feeling you had when you had been out in the snow and your feet were numb and the heat rushed back into them. Dont know if I am explaining it right but DSN due to phone me tomorrow and I dont know whether to mention it again. Her stock answer for most things is either 'probably', 'maybe' or it will take a while - when I ask her questions re symptoms - hence my frequent posts here these past days. :oops:

Thanks, again

Lx
 
Type twos have often had high blood sugars for years before diagnosis. These high blood sugars can damage the nerves even if you are not aware of it.

When the blood sugars get better you can get more pain in the feet because the nerves are healing and instead of being numb you get pain. The nerves to blood vessels the vasovasorum also get damaged and colour / temperature changes to the feet can occur here too.
 
Hi Lillibet

I've just been through that with my feet while going through the process of lowering my sugars. I had strange feelings in my feet: aching, numbness, tingling etc. It got better after about 10 days. I have to say it was a bit scary at first as it made me realise what the future will hold. Still it's all good motivation to keep the sugars down.

Hopefully your feet feel a bit better once your body gets used to the lower sugars.

Goji :D

PS. Katharine (or anyone else who knows) if you have temporary neuropathy while lowering sugars (but none while your sugars were high) does that mean the damage has been done or does the end of the symptoms indicate that your feet are no longer damaged?
 
Hi all

This topic's perfect timing (for me!).

Over the past few days my feet have started to feel more uncomfortable than previously.

On diagnosis I was 16.6 and both feet were numb under the toes and the ball of my right foot.

Over the past week or so I've been getting many more readings that are < 7 with very few > 8. These good readings (again, for me!) are due to the advice that I got from this website and this site alone (thank you all). Along with these better readings my feet are feeling worse which confused me.

It sounds like the nerves in my feet are actually getting better! If this is the case then that's the best news I've heard for a looong time. Katherine, will there be a time (if I can keep the BS levels down) when both feet will actually feel 'normal'?

Thanks

Mick
 
hi all i also have had problems with my feet

previously felt numb but i thought it was the cold (last winter)

however now i have what we used to call "hotaches" when you have been in the cold and things warm up again inside, as Lillibet described

last night i thought my feet were going to burst into flames for a while a complete contrast to last week when i had to put socks on in bed (soo romantic)

i am hoping that this is actually a good sign though it feels unpleasant at the moment

jacqui :lol:
 
That is really interesting!!! i have noticed also that since i have lower my levels my feet and hands go Icy cold really quickly when i am sat. and then as soon as i get up the soles of my feet burn like noones business. but thats a sign of healing!? fantastic. painful but still good.
I get it in my hands too wonder if that is the same thing? hm.
 
I have noticed that my feet are colder to the point that I have bedsocks. Also it feels like I am walking on a rocky/gravel road. Very uncomfortable.
 
First, sorry for bumping this topic back to the top.

Today the toes on both feet are feeling really quite uncomfortable as they did last night.

When I told my wife about my toes last night she insisted (honestly) on giving me a foot massage and rubbing in some kind of Thai equivalent of Deep Heat. The massage itself was very relaxing but I'm not sure if the 'Deep Heat' has had any effect.

Should I be off to the doc. to get my feet checked (last appointment he did some poking at them asking if I could detect where he was poking and I could although they were both slightly numb) or is the change in feeling completely natural and should I just let it run the course?

They're not that unbearable just feel like they're getting worse (or is that better?).

This is the first negative effect of the diabetes since my diagnosis in July. BG's are going down and so is my weight.
 
candyrel said:
I have noticed that my feet are colder to the point that I have bedsocks. Also it feels like I am walking on a rocky/gravel road. Very uncomfortable.
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Interesting that, i've always had fairly cold extremeties (ooer :D ) Bbut my feet have felt colder lately, not as cold as yours, but then maybe I'm just more hardcore :D

My pedal pulses were apparently very good, no lack of sensation when the nurse was doing the prick testing on my feet, but we all believe I've caught mine very early.

I'm wondering though, maybe I did have a little bit of nerve damage hence the coldness, either that or I'mgettting damage, not sure what it's a sign of really...
 
It can take over five years to fully improve foot neuropathy. It sounds to me as if different symptoms are coming and going with some of your feet depending on your blood sugar fluctuations. Unfortunately the nerves take a long while to regenerate. Your symptoms should gradually resolve over months as more and more sugar damaged neurones are replaced with healthy ones.
 
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