Pain from diabetic neuropathy

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Avatar n tn Need help with my pain, It keeps me from waking, keeps me from sleeping, and keeps me a prisioner in my house. i tried Neuragen on my feet and it helps a little but not at all at night when I try to sleep.I was wondering if I could use a Tens machine on my feet to stimulate the nerves. Does anyone know if this would help? Thank You for nay help. This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/296945'>use of TENS' machine for neuropathy</a>.
Avatar f tn Peripheral neuropathy is more of a symptom than a diagnosis. I guess Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy with unknown cause) could be a diagnosis. Peripheral neuropathy can be from toxins (including alcohol,) Diabetic Neuropathy, etc. Once all the "symptom related diseases" have been ruled out, and you can't find a cause, then a diagnosis of Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy would seem appropriate.
Avatar m tn Tingling or burning in the arms and legs may be an early symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy. It often begins in your toes and feet. You may have deep pain, often in the feet and legs and obviously it can effect other extremities. As said above there are medications to help control your symptoms. Maintaining your BS within normal limits is even more important if you have developed Diabetic Neuropathy. PVD produces similar symptoms and is also more common in diabetics.
Avatar f tn In a diabetic with thyroid disease, numbness in the hands would raise concern for another type of neuropathy: carpal tunnel syndrome. The median nerve can be injured anywhere along its course. If your symptoms are confined to just your hand, it may be the nerve was injured somewhere at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is the area in the wrist that the median nerve passes through.
1770925 tn?1365618522 Nor the diagnosis reached by the physician whoi helped you. That being said pain results from nerve compression secondary to inflammation. Since the pain develops after you are lying down after a while the etiology must have something to do with a problem causing developing compression on inflammed nerves. The compression probably comes from lymphatic fluid. The could be due to lack of muscle tone, venous preload, or kidney malfunction.
488823 tn?1218370567 I guess because of being a diabetic type 2 for at least 20 years, she gets a lot of pain around her thigh area in one of her legs and no matter what she takes, she gets a little relief for a short time but comes right back.I think it runs in my family because my daughter which is in her forties has Diabetic Neuropathies in her foot and they are both over weight. My first question is, what kind of doctor should she be seeing?
1770925 tn?1365618522 But a big part of my problems has come from doctors treating me as if my neuropathy was from diabetic. That and then not bothering to look for the non diabetic cause.
Avatar f tn I have had neuropathy for quite some time. I've been a diabetic (type II) since '95 and my doctor has put me Cymbalta for neuropathy pain. It's a capsule and comes in 60 mg. It is also prescribed for people w/anxiety, but it seems to help me. Good Luck!
Avatar n tn Blood tests concluded I have Rheumatoid Arthitis (RA), do you know if this pain could also be related to Lupus. I was sure I had MS from all the symptoms I read about, but the Dr. said no, just RA. Through what tests were you diagnosed with MS? Anyone on this site know anything about RA and the leg and feet pain I described? Please post your comments, so we can learn from each other's experiences and research.
Avatar f tn The goals of treating diabetic neuropathy are to prevent the disease from getting worse and to reduce the symptoms of the disease. Since it usually develops due to nerve injuries, the damage is irreversible even despite tight control of sugar. Medications used to reduce symptoms include antidepressants, anti seizure medications; drugs, which block bladder contractions etc., consult your neurologist for trial of change of medication to control the neuropathy symptoms. Hope this helps. Take care.
Avatar m tn I have pain associated in Diabetic Neuropathy in my feet. I have started taken Gabapentin for the pain. Will Gabapentin effect my blood sugars?
686681 tn?1227305438 Well, here goes! I have 9 ruptured discs in my back and surgery has been ruled out. I have been diagnosed with Fibro, Restless Leg, Sciatic nerve compression, periferal neuropathy, compression neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, spinal stenosis, and, o yeah, I'm diabetic. The pain has increased substantially to the point where I have no quality of life. I take Lyrica, several diabetic medicines, 40 Mg Oxycontin three times a day with 10 Mg/325 Peercoset for blow over pain.
Avatar f tn org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20371587. Diabetic neuropathy is uncomfortable and we hope you are able to effectively alleviate it. Work with your doctor for guidance. The most important thing is to slow the progression which means controlling your diabetes. Keeping your numbers in the target range is important for controlling diabetic neuropathy. Gabapentin is a choice and there are others.
Avatar n tn If one is diabetic and has an accident causing trauma, like blunt force, to the foot damaging nerves, is this considered diabetic neuropathy, or can it lead to diabetic neuropathy? A comprehensive foot exam to assess the skin, muscles, bones, circulation, and sensation of the feet is in order. People who cannot sense pressure from a pinprick may have lost protective sensation and are at risk for developing foot sores that may not heal properly. There are other tests the doctor can run.
Avatar f tn I have Diabetes, and I am wondering if what I am experiencing is Diabetic nerve pain, but here is how it presents: The first day or so, I get a tingling numbing sensation in my right foot, then it turns to a sharp shooting pain, and gets extremely intolerable within a couple of days, then my foot swells.
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Avatar f tn You may be having pain from more than one source- PAD may be one (which I talked about above). Diabetic neuropathy, one website says can cause jabbing pain that's sharp, which may be worse at night and you can have pain when you walk. Also, it mentions how you can be extremely sensitive to touch, even with a sheet, it can be agony.
Avatar f tn Can neuropathy come and go with severe attacks of stabbing pain. Been told by a neuro Dr that what made me think I had neuropathy she has never diagnosed me with it and neuropathy cannot come and go. My internal med Dr has had me on Lyrica for a year and it helps allot with the shooting burning stabbing pains at night. But sometimes it gets real bad.
Avatar m tn diabetic neuropathy in lower limbs which are numb. now spreading to palms and hands. good glyceamic control. associated kidney involvement two yrs ,cr-2.4 mgms%,HTN-controlled.