High Bloods, side effect numbness...

Get advice from you DSN / GP /consultant as soon as you can. Blood sugars of 20 are setting you up for serious complications in the near future that could be avoided. You must take care of yourself as no one else will.


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Possibly a very outside chance of ulnar nerve compression (as this typically causes numbness in last 2 fingers) and/or carpel tunnel if wrist is involved, but as Mrs Vimes says - get to your GP ASAP and get a proper blood test done.

What do you eat? Food choices have a vast impact on bg so possibly you could lower your bg by diet.

I was diagnosed t2 in November. I went to the doctor last Monday because for several months I have woken up with "dead hands" most nights. My bg levels aren't high, feb HbA1c 52 and 2 weeks ago down to 35.
The GP ruled out carpal tunnel syndrome because I said the numbness began in the little finger side of my hands. He said it may be something to do with my elbows or neck. He checked both areas with one of those hammers. He prescribed some cream to be massaged into my elbows 3 times a day. I think it's an anti inflammatory. I'm not at home tonight so I can't check.
I've decided not to start using it just yet because today I've started on a lower dose of metformin and also changed to slow release version, and I want to see if this helps my ands. I have a suspicion the metformin might be the culprit (if the dose has been too high... I've already had it reduced once).
I read the leaflet for the metformin modified release and it mentioned that on rare occasions it can cause numbness /tingling in limbs (can't recall exact wording). So I checked my original metformin leaflet too and it said the same thing.

I've decided not to use the cream yet and I'm due to see the nurse on Tuesday anyway.

After all that, the point I'm making is that I have the symptom similar to yours but my bg levels are low.

I would consult your doctor.


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Also the doctor said if the cream didn't work then I may have to have conduction tests (??)


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collectingrocks said:

Possibly a very outside chance of ulnar nerve compression (as this typically causes numbness in last 2 fingers) and/or carpel tunnel if wrist is involved, but as Mrs Vimes says - get to your GP ASAP and get a proper blood test done.

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X2, I needed a cortisone shot

peacetrain said:

Also the doctor said if the cream didn't work then I may have to have conduction tests (??)


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Sounds like a good plan. I would definitely push for a proper assessment by a neurologist

Thanks. All this is so depressing. I hardly ever go to the doctor.


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