Diabetes and foot check
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poor fitting shoes, sprains, fractures, muscle strains, and so on. However, if you have uncontrolled and unmanaged diabetes and are also experiencing a tingling or burning sensation in your foot/feet, the cause could be from Peripheral Neuropathy, damage to a nerve or group of nerves. If left untreated it may lead to amputation. Go see your doctor for an examination. If necessary you may be referred to a Podiatrist and/or Neurologist for further evaluation.
I have CAD with a stent placed last year. I also have PAD with cold extremities and numbness in one arm and both feet. My left inside foot had discoloration. In the morning after a night's sleep it is red, but by evening it is almost black. What causes the change in color and is it dangerous?
I've have Type II Diabetes for about 15 months now. I've lost over 100 lbs. -- and still losing. Current weight is 200lbs. My blood sugar averages 95-120, my Metformin has been decreased. I eat 45 carbs per meal. I'm doing well & feeling better than ever. I "walk" 3 miles every day using an In-Home Walking tape. Lately when I do this low impact aerobics, I get a tingling or numb sensation in my left foot. I loosened my shoe, but it continued.
the took x-rays of her foot and diagnosed an avulsion fracture and cellulitis and put her on Cefalex and rest for one week.
She went to her Orthopedist and he said he saw no fracture in the x-ray and the infection was going away and he suggested more rest with her foot up to relieve the swelling.
It is now almost three weeks later and the swelling is only getting worse. She had an MRI yesterday, and last night noticed that a similar bump had started on her right foot.
My dad has diabetes(he was diagnosed a year ago) and I have been through so much with this that just lately I have been wondering if there could be a link with my leg and diabetes? I still feel my leg, and its frustrating becuase I am trying to make it on the elite level. I was a three time all american in college and the softer surface in cross country seem to help.
I have found a really good cream that works really well to sooth and heal but the name escapes me right now. I will check when I get home and post again. I believe it is by Eurcerin or something like that. I tried a million different lotions before I found this one and it has been a god sent for me.
Are you diabetic, because if you are, you could have broken it and because of loss of sensitivity to the feet with diabetes, it would go undetected and not hurt. If not diabetic, Is your foot reddened also? Could be a possible infection. Have you checked your pedal pulses, (pulses in your feet) because maybe you are not getting sufficient blood to your foot or have a clot. Either way, I wish you the best and please seek medical attention.
I once put my foot down and snapped a tendon in the ball of my foot, and broke a small bone.
I have diabetes and have noticed if I am not keeping my sugar under control that the ball of my feet will swell. Not sure if you are having that however I would imagine it could add to the pain. Are you having any numbness? It is a good idea (as a diabetic) to check your feet often to make sure you have not damaged any part. My doctor explained that we can hurt ourselves and not know.
I have had diabetes for 7 years and recently worked with the diabetes educator at one of my local hospitals as a high school intern. We did a lot of teaching about diabetic socks. Diabetic socks are not a scam. People with diabetes are supposed to wear cotton socks so that the socks breathe. Also diabetic socks are supposed to help with keeping good circulation to the feet. Since people with diabetes need to take extra care of their feet.
At the hospital we went to, scientists gave a little symposium about this big project and other facets of it, and about the state of diabetes research in general. I found this, and participation in the study, to be useful, in part because it put us in touch with some people doing cutting-edge work, it put us on their mailing lists, it put us on the list of people they'll contact for future studies, etc. It's a foot in the door.
I have pain which occurs in my lower back and hip, also down my leg and accross my thigh, this is accompanied by numbness and pins and needles in my leg and foot - i have had a facet joint injection which helped the arthritis in my lower back but not the hip or leg. I have also had an injection in the L5 nerve root which was of no help at all. The pain is worse at night and does not respond to the usual analgeisics or tramal for that matter.
ve had foot problems for years, and I assume that it is because they were damaged while in the military they used to swell the size of soft ball and a calcaneal fracture in the left foot. This eventually healed after they figured out it was a stress fx. I later continued to get sharp pains in the feet with swelling, but never wanted to complain for fear of having to many medical problems and possibly getting kicked out of the military for it.
I slept off and on for 36 hrs while getting up to eat what I could. My left foot and ankle have been swelling for about 3 yrs and more so for the last yr as I now sit more at work. This morning I got up to find my left foot, ankle and lower leg with a red rash somewhat raised, and tender. My (Dr.) is an ARNP and has been for around the last 2 yrs. I have asked her about it and the off and on tenderness in my right lower back. She told me to buy compress socks and ordered a urine test.
The doctor who discovered it said he might have to get this foot amputated as well. His medical center is the VA hospital and they think his diabetes may be caused by Agent Orange[which he was exposed to during Vietnam.]
He's had a prosthetic leg for almost a year now also.
My question is, has any one else had a problem like this and any suggestions that could help it or know of a specialist or doctor who could help?
Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated.
I also get a throbbing pain along my Left Foot which then travels up my ankle and then sometimes up the back of my leg, it's like my foot is numb but still with some feelings, it's hard to describe but I know my foot just does not feel right. I find it hard to walk properly on my Left Foot as it starts to hurt a lot and I get tired. I feel that I don't have much feeling in my 2 small toes, I also every now and then get a sharp pain in my little toe.
I am not sure about your prostrate trouble having anything to do with your feet, but I can tell you that if it burns when you urinate, that likely means you have a urinary tract infection, which can be cleared up by antibiotics, so see a general doc about that. Also, burning feet can also be a symptom of diabetes, so have that doc check your sugars, too.
Mainly in his arm and his foot. I do not know if I am at the right forum, but I have always heard that burning and numbness in hands and feet is a sign of diabetes!!!!??? Anyone ever experience these sensations before? If it is serious we will go to the doc but it is hard because we have no insurance and cannot afford it. Should we go anyway?
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