Or is it a result of years of high blood sugar? I was just curious because I notice foot pain and tingling sometimes after I eat. Sometimes it happens after I eat something sweet, sometime it doesn't....it also seemed to happen when I ate certain carb free foods like egg whites. I've had these symptoms for 15 years but my last fasting blood test (5 years ago) was 75 (which I think is about 4 mmol). I'm getting a blood test this weekend so I guess I will find out.
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Is diabetic neuropathy symptoms happen when sugars are high?
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Squire Fulwood
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Neuropathy means diseased or damaged nerves and this could be the result of a long period of high blood sugar. It doesn't happen at every meal and then go away.
Squire Fulwood
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I have no idea why food affects you like this. I suppose you could stretch a point and say that the spike after eating highlights the neuropathy but that doesn't explain the eggs. It does sound like a reaction to food.
TorqPenderloin
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Having read your posts, I'm not sure why you keep associating these individual symptoms with diabetes. Get your blood work done this weekend and take it from there. If you're not willing to wait that long, go to a pharmacy, buy a test meter, and take your readings yourself.
Drinking lots of water is the result of being thirsty.
Peeing a lot is the result of drinking lots of water.
Foot pain and tingling could be the result of being overweight, circulation issues, an injury, or a number of other things.
The reason these are all associated with diabetes is because of the main factor you have yet to confirm that you have....hyperglycemia.
As diabetics, we aren't all running around drinking gallons of water, peeing all the time, and dealing with foot pain. Again, those symptoms would need to be accompanied by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia).
Get the blood tests or buy a meter. Until you have a valid reason to think you have diabetes, quit worrying about the wrong things.
Drinking lots of water is the result of being thirsty.
Peeing a lot is the result of drinking lots of water.
Foot pain and tingling could be the result of being overweight, circulation issues, an injury, or a number of other things.
The reason these are all associated with diabetes is because of the main factor you have yet to confirm that you have....hyperglycemia.
As diabetics, we aren't all running around drinking gallons of water, peeing all the time, and dealing with foot pain. Again, those symptoms would need to be accompanied by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia).
Get the blood tests or buy a meter. Until you have a valid reason to think you have diabetes, quit worrying about the wrong things.
