Diabetic neuropathy in feet symptoms
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Judging from your symptoms I have to ask you one question: Have you been diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? Your symptoms sound very much like what I am going through with my feet: feeling like I'm walking on hot stones and my feet are constantly feeling hot and burning.
Lyrica was just approved for this use in diabetic neuropathy, but it is used in other forms, too. There are other meds used, but I am not an expert in them.
Good luck to you relieving your misery!
I agree with WAK that those symptoms can be a sign of neuropathy, but there are other potential sources for our feet feeling warm.
Depending on your age and your gender, warmness can also be associated with menopause. If you've pinched a nerve or are significantly out of alignment, you may be getting a warm sensation that can be corrected by manipulation.
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.
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.
I have diabetes neuropathy my feet hurt all the time I also have neuropathy in my arms I take Gabapentin. Is there anything else I can take other medicines and is the pain in my feet going to last a lifetime its been two years now and my feet feel like dried up leather.
I also have extreme pain in my feet due to Diabetic neuropathy. I can't understand how your feet can feel numb, yet hurt so bad. It feels as though my feet were doused with gas and set on fire. Definitely have your blood sugar checked. Good luck.
What are suggestions for relieving non diabet neuropathy in the feet. This came in both feet immediately following double knee replacements--in fact, within three days. This was more than eight years ago. I have taken amitripyline until a few months ago when I got tired of blasting my body with anti-depressants. What is the non chemical/nutritional or other help?
I reg get pins & needles in my toes of both feet. Could this be the start of Peripheral neuropathy?, If so, what can be done to prevent it from getting worse?
If the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel, it can cause symptoms in the first three digits of the hand most often, but in some patients shooting pains can occur all the way up to the elbow. The symptoms are often worst at night. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by repetitive movements at the wrist like typing. Treatment includes wearing a wrist brace and only in severe cases surgery.
the nerves that go to the feet are the longest so damage to nerves shows up sooner. same for blood and blood vestals.
The symptoms you describe might suggest carpal tunnel syndrome or peripheral neuropathy. It is important to discuss the symptoms with your endocrinologist, since only your doc can give you a diagnosis and help you alleviate the symptoms and/or treat the underlying causes.
I previously posted some info in response to the "Gastroparesis" question on neuropathy "in general," so you might like to have a look there, too. From the same www.jdrf.
Numbness, tingling and sensitivity to touch or muscle weakness are signs of neuropathy. Symptoms include chronic pain, numbness and muscle wasting. Neuropathy is a long-term complication of diabetes, and takes years to develop. Nerve damage occurs over time due to prolonged exposure to damging affects of high blood glucose levels. Consult an endocrinologist for prescription of drugs like pregabalin, thiamine for the neuropathic pain relief. Hope this helps. Take care.
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>.
My feet also feel like they are encased in wax. The symptoms started in my toes a year ago, then moved to encompass my entire foot (feet). Now the pain/symptoms are moving up into my ankles. Two years ago I had severe sepsis caused from pneumonia. Is it a type of nerve problem? Neuropathy? An EMG showed a little neuropathy in my legs a few months after sepsis during a time when I couldn't walk. I can walk now.
Years before I was diagnosed I complained about numbness in my legs and feet, I was told I had neuritis and there was nothing that could be done to help me. My neuropathy has progressed up my legs and is now in my fingers.
The pain is getting to be unberable, last night I set up in a recliner with heat and vibration untill 4:00 A.M. I had taken 2 Clonazepam and 2 Aleve trying to releave the pain. I did finally get to sleep but the pain is still there this morning.
Since this started with his back and two days later the burning in his legs started, I do not think it is diabetic neuropathy which seems to start in the feet with tingling and numbness and worsen over time. This came on so suddenly.
This article may help you understand more about neuropathy symptoms and what you can do to prevent neuropathy from happening to you, even if you have diabetes.
http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Diabetes-and-Your-Nerves/2295
http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Take-Care-of-Your-Nerves/1827
Good luck with your recovery!
Since there are many causes of neuropathy, hence treatment involves seeking these conditions out and correcting any underlying problem such as poor sugar control in diabetes in order to get a relief in your symptoms. Unfortunately, there is no permanent cure of neuropathy but symptomatic relief can be provided. Hope this helps.
Diabetic neuropathy for example. A person can lose complete sensation in the feet, get their diabetes under control, and the neuropathy may disappear. Let's say the numbness and lack of sensation can disappear. The word neuropathy becomes meaningless. You don't provide enough of a history to make any sort of constructive comment.
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