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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bazhba1c51_" data-source="post: 2628832" data-attributes="member: 219692">This is my experience in the just over 10 years I have been T1. How I deal with toe neuropathy on a daily basis and how it works for me 100%. As humans do not pay much attention to our feet until something goes wrong. We cover them with socks and punish them for wearing most of the time wrong fitting shoes. Feet are ugly for many people. There are more bones in our feet than in the hold body. In my opinion toe neuropathy occurs due to the fact that it takes a long time for the heart to pump blood all the way down and bring it up to recycle. When I started having the symptoms, I would wake up so often in the middle of the night with a burning and painful sensation on my feet that did not want to go away. I stomped my foot on the floor several times until the pain was gone.  Over the years I have moved away from that painful sensation to the nagging tingling that sometimes I get from toe to knee, which feels like having a thin wire inserted under my skin, and does not want to go away.  Get ready for this, solution?..... I bought a foot massage device. Not the average flat device where you place your feet or the one you can feel with soapy water.There are better models out there, but this one fit perfectly within my budget at the time, and I still use it on a regular basis. I have come very attached to it. It is part of my daily routine to keep the neuropathy at bay. The device works on the hold feet up to my ankles. It has several modes and speeds. I bought it chiefly because I have a deep arch. I need to wear handmade orthopaedic soles. Can not walk without them for long. I usually give a foot massage, depending on how the neuropathy plays up. If I wake up in the middle of the night, I commence by rubbing my toes with my fingers. I apply much pressure as needed. If it does not go away, I use the monstrosity, because is huge, until the tingling disappears.It helps to apply some oil to the skin, believe it or not, is part of the soothing feeling sent to the brain. Nowadays hardly any symptoms of neuropathy. I could go on writing about the whole neuropathy experience, but it comes to this. Look after your feet and they will look after your spine and overall health of your body. You have nothing to lose, only the pain. Good luck(mod edit to comply with forum ethos)</blockquote>

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