sharons wrote: |
the numbness and tingling may be due to a term called neuropathy. It is a common problem in people living with diabetes. Often times, the symptoms can be sudden in onset, and you may feel buring or a stabbing pain. However, more often then not the feeling is more like a loss of sensation or a tingling feeling. It usually occurs in the extremities because neuropathy affects the peripheral nerves. The best way to keep it under control it to check your glucose level several times a day and keep control of your diet because neuropathy is likely to occur when your in a hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic state.
Sharon (student nurse) |
sharon is correct. What you are feeling is the beginning of diabetic neuropathy, a fairly common effect of diabetes. It's mostly felt in the feet and can be very mild or extremely painful. Fortunately you can do soem things to help prevent or slow it down. Main thing is to control your blood sugars. You have to change the way you eat. Trust me, I have learned that lesson the hard way. Next, go to the vitamin store right now and get an anti-oxidant called alpha lipoic acid and also get the methyl version of vitamin b12. The people in the store will know what you mean when you say methyl b12. Ala is prescribed in germany to treat neuropathy.
I was starting to have stabbing pains, cramps, etc. That has stopped and I am now trying to achieve regenration of the damaged nerves, but that is a long process. Take my advice, jump on this now and you will be much better off.