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<blockquote data-quote="Priam" data-source="post: 1267471" data-attributes="member: 258745"><p>I think you are absolutely right about it being undiagnosed for a long time. I'm sure this was my case and believe I'd had it (or at least pre-diabetes) for probably twelve years.. About 2004 on the same day and exactly the same time in both legs, I experienced a strange sensation in my toes: it felt like a rolled-up sock between my toes and the ball of my foot. The doctor could give no diagnosis, just advising that circulation was normal. He arranged for me to see a podiatrist who also could give no diagnosis but gave me some orthotics. They made no difference. It wasn't really painful - just annoying. I thought it may be a nerve problem so I was sent to a hospital that did nerve tests. The results said there was nothing wrong with the nerves. Next there was an MRI scan - again showing nothing. My next course was to try Oswestry orthopaedic hospital. They are one of the top orthopaedic hospitals in the country. They had done a terrific job on a knee replacement for me so I thought I'd give them a try. I explained to the consultant that I'd had a nerve test which had showed nothing. He replied that sometimes these tests didn't show up any faults but he would arrange for a special ultra-sound scan with an injection which would definitely show up any nerve damage. It didn't. He said he could do an operation, which may or may not cure the problem. On the basis that it didn't hurt I decided the operation may well be a waste of time so I declined. It was only after I was diagnosed with T2 and saw the diabetes podiatrist and explained my problem that it was suggested it was probably a pre-diabetes case. What staggered me was that as I'd had blood tests every year since experiencing a mild heart attack in 2002, not a single one - from my own doctor to all the experts, not one of them had suggested it may have been the onset of diabetes. So I would suggest whoever you are and whatever your age - get tested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Priam, post: 1267471, member: 258745"] I think you are absolutely right about it being undiagnosed for a long time. I'm sure this was my case and believe I'd had it (or at least pre-diabetes) for probably twelve years.. About 2004 on the same day and exactly the same time in both legs, I experienced a strange sensation in my toes: it felt like a rolled-up sock between my toes and the ball of my foot. The doctor could give no diagnosis, just advising that circulation was normal. He arranged for me to see a podiatrist who also could give no diagnosis but gave me some orthotics. They made no difference. It wasn't really painful - just annoying. I thought it may be a nerve problem so I was sent to a hospital that did nerve tests. The results said there was nothing wrong with the nerves. Next there was an MRI scan - again showing nothing. My next course was to try Oswestry orthopaedic hospital. They are one of the top orthopaedic hospitals in the country. They had done a terrific job on a knee replacement for me so I thought I'd give them a try. I explained to the consultant that I'd had a nerve test which had showed nothing. He replied that sometimes these tests didn't show up any faults but he would arrange for a special ultra-sound scan with an injection which would definitely show up any nerve damage. It didn't. He said he could do an operation, which may or may not cure the problem. On the basis that it didn't hurt I decided the operation may well be a waste of time so I declined. It was only after I was diagnosed with T2 and saw the diabetes podiatrist and explained my problem that it was suggested it was probably a pre-diabetes case. What staggered me was that as I'd had blood tests every year since experiencing a mild heart attack in 2002, not a single one - from my own doctor to all the experts, not one of them had suggested it may have been the onset of diabetes. So I would suggest whoever you are and whatever your age - get tested. [/QUOTE]
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