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Nerve damage

ZESTRIL

ZESTRIL

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My hands feel so dry and at the bottom of my fingers where my Parm is I feel like some one is sticking pins in my Parm I told my doctor he said he thinks it nerve damage I don't know what to think can any thing be done about it
 
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ZESTRIL said:
My hands feel so dry and at the bottom of my fingers where my Parm is I feel like some one is sticking pins in my Parm I told my doctor he said he thinks it nerve damage I don't know what to think can any thing be done about it
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Diabetic neuropathy is most commonly (at least initially) found in your feet, though that doesn't mean you haven't got it. A lot of hand symptoms can be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome so I'd want to make sure that your doctor has ruled that out.

But, diabetic neuropathy (if that's what it is) is caused by long periods of too high blood sugars. Do you know how well controlled your T2 is? Can you improve your blood sugar levels? (This should at least slow the progression of neuropathy, and may also improve it.)
 
Last time I had a blood test the results was 63 it had gone up by 3 my diabetic doctor said it's nothing to worry over he said it's only gone by half not really 3
 
ZESTRIL said:
Last time I had a blood test the results was 63 it had gone up by 3 my diabetic doctor said it's nothing to worry over he said it's only gone by half not really 3
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What was 63?

Hba1c level ?
 
I'm thinking hba1c, 7.9 in % terms. That's higher than I'd be willing to run at, but I'm pretty sure I'll have run at levels that high in the past (49 years T1 here, no significant complications yet). If it's neuropathy I'd recommend lowering blood sugars, if it's carpal tunnel then other treatments are relevant...
 
I do hope it is carpels tunnel I can't say I'm not worried I really am I must try to cut down on my sugar levels
 
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