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Pins and needles

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margy16

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Why am I suddenly getting pins and needles all through my body I have diabetes 2
 
Welcome to the forum @margy16 !
Can you give us a little more info. if you are comfortable to do so. Can you tell us your latest HbA1c, any meds you’re on and what would you eat in a typical day?

Edit to add, sorry I should have said we can’t diagnose you and would advise you to get to see your GP, but some members may be able to tell of their own experiences of similar symptoms.
 
My last number was 66 on the blood test and am on metformin the pain is so bad it runs all through my body I do not eat much as I feel sick all the time porridge for breakfast fruit for dinner and fish sarni for tea or beans on toast
 
margy16 said:
My last number was 66 on the blood test and am on metformin the pain is so bad it runs all through my body I do not eat much as I feel sick all the time porridge for breakfast fruit for dinner and fish sarni for tea or beans on toast
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Might be worth a go at reducing carbs and sugars and see what happens? I can’t tolerate porridge without sending my blood sugars up, fruit is only handful of berries at moment and a sandwhich(bread part) and beans on toast will also spike me and shoot up my blood sugars. I didn’t have pins and needles but did have chronic back pain that has resolved since my blood sugars have come down. My number was 71 down to 49 after 7 weeks of low carbing.
 
I get pins and needles if I have too much salt results in carpal tunnel. Its the only time I have it.
 
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