Do any of you diabetics have pain in your feet and hands...?

Question

that causes you trouble to walk or use your hands normally?
if so what do you do to help it? what causes it? thanks for your help...

Answer 1

One of the complications of diabetes, and the reason it is so important to regulate your blood sugars, is peripheral neuropathy.
Basically, pain in the hands and feet caused from damage to small calibre nerve endings found in the extremities.

There really is no cure once they are damaged, but the pain can usually be controlled.

This is a sign you should be seeing your doctor more regularly, getting A1c tests every 3 months, and doing your own blood counts at least daily, more often if you are on insulin.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What you are experiencing is called peripheral neuropathy. This is caused by damage to nerve ending when the diabetes is not kept under control. There is nothing you can do to correct what damage has already occurred, but you can prevent it from getting worse by keeping your blood sugar levels in control. Be sure to see your doctor on a regular basis and get tested frequently. Control your diabetes and it won't control you. Most diabetic can lead normal lives if they can learn to manage their diabetes.

Answer 4

I am a diabetic, for the past 4 years and am on medication for its control. I am 54 years old and overweight (95 kg) for my height of 5'7". Of late I have been experiencing a certain reduction in sensation and sometimes acute pain in two toes of my right foot. I also find a little difficulty in standing erect. To counter this condition I keep my blood sugar level under check by taking recommended medication timely and doing stationery cycling for 30 minutes everyday

Answer 5

My Husband has it..Its called peripheral neuropathy. He was just put on Lyrica a new med just for this. it has helped him alot Go read about it at this web site...Diabetic Nerve Pain is the result of damage to your nerves. People with this disease who have high blood sugar levels over time often have Nerve Pain. The pain may feel like stabbing, tingling, or burning. It may cause unpleasant tingling and numbness as well.

http://www.lyrica.com/content/dpn_home.jsp?setShowOn=../content/dpn_home.jsp&setShowHighlightOn=../content/dpn_home.jsp

Answer 6

My daughter has diabetes and I remember the Doctor saying those things are bad because your sugars have effected your insides to much next thing you will be going blind if you don't get to the Doctors for them to correct the problem it won't be an over night fix it will take years probably because it took years for that to occur ..

Answer 7

Sometimes my leg's and arms have pain, but I'm not sure if it's linked together, I get up, walk around, and do more thing's, make more use of my hands, and it usually goes away :)
if it persists, I'd advise to go to the doctor and see what they say. Perhaps it's arthritis?

Answer 8

my husband has diabetic neuropathy, the diabetes causes it by dammaging the finest of the blood vessles and nerves, it will never go away, you have to learn to live with it.

Answer 9

Definately get your blood sugars under better control. Ask you Dr. about a drug called "Neurontin" which might be of some benefit.

Answer 10

well yes, it happens, it is a symptom of Diabetes Mellitus, Well take Madhumehantak Churan and Chanderprabha vati, we in India taking this, It is safe ayurvedic medicine and very effective.
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