I was hiking this past week and picked up a few cool rocks on the beach. When I did I got a sharp pain in my arm almost like tingling but it went away almost immediately. Then I got it in my other arm. I have a history of connective tissue problems and I’ve had frozen shoulder in both shoulders.
I’ve never had neuropathy and my sugars are very well controlled. My last a1c was 6.0 and I average 93% in range most of the time.
A very long time ago before I was diagnosed I had this feeling in my legs , and I think it was low blood sugar related, but I really don’t know.
Anybody with neuropathy have it present like this or am I off base.? I apologize for being clueless about it, it seems like there are thousands of different presentations. But bilateral affliction is key, I know that much
I don’t have diabetic neuropathy but I do have neuropathy which was caused by a statin. What you are describing does not sound like neuropathy to me. Mine started in my feet and it causes a burning sensation. I still have full feeling in my feet, but from what I have read, most people with diabetes start losing feeling in their feet when they have neuropathy.
I really dislike the neuropathy that I do have. I get it in both of my feet and now my left leg up to about the knee. Many people with diabetic neuropathy also get it in their hands.
If you ever get neuropathy you will recognize the feeling almost immediately. It is very unpleasant and is felt most often at night.
Neuropathy can feel, and not feel like something. I noticed some numbness/tingling in my left foot after long walks since, on weekends, I can hammer them for 5 to 10 miles in low/no cushion shoes, or at least used to, and that was unusual. Since then, I decided to wear decent sneakers with some cushioning, and although the soles are not thick, that has avoided any tingling. In that same foot, I have noticed some lack of awareness when my endo does a sensory foot examination with a small filament. It is nothing terrible, but there is some minor loss of sensation.
Neuropathy is a progressive condition. For me it happened. For me It occurred as sudden sharp almost debilitating pain in my feet. it was quick and it came for no apparent reason and was over in a second. I still have this today and likely always will. I used to get these without rhyme or knowing what i did to cause it.
My mom experienced that, but then hers turned out to be so persistent she could not sleep. Jer only hope was to walk and put positive pressure on her feet until she collapsed in untreated pain.
Thanks for your responses, I’ll ask my doctor when I go to my regular check. I thought I had neuropathy once before when my toes on one foot went numb, but it turned out to be dupuytrens contractor in my feet. Which only hurts when I run or heavy hiking and there is nothing that can be done about it really without major surgery.
I just don’t want to be that patient who is getting symptoms from reading instead of what I’m actually feeling.
I have numbness in my feet. I compare it to playing with candle wax as a kid. If you dipped your finger in the molten wax and then cooled it off, it made the sensation of touching anything very muted. Peal off the candle wax and the sensation reverted to normal.
I was on an aggressive cholesterol lowering regimen for years. After becoming insulin dependent, I stumbled across an item that described numbness as a result of aggressively lowering cholesterol levels in conjunction with diabetes.
At the time I stopped the cholesterol medication stone cold and noted a rebound in my foot sensitivity. Now I take a very minimal dose of cholesterol meds and have not had any further progress in this form of neuropathy in years.
YMMV
There are different types of neuropathy, I experience two different varieties. I have neuropathy caused by nerve damage in my back. Impingement in my spinal column causes, at times, a burning from my hip to my foot, Its in a straight narrow line that feel like I have been sliced down the back of my left leg with a hot knife. With this I also notice a dead spot under the ball of my foot, giving the impression that something is in my shoe.
Diabetic neuropathy didn’t come along until years later. At first it only increased the neuropathy in my left foot and gradually caused it to be totally numb, today both feet are numb. Night time is the worse time for neuropathy, some people call it pins and needles and or burning pain all over. Have you ever laid on your side with your head propped up on your arm and hand until your hand falls asleep. When you finally straighten your wrist allowing blood to again rush into your hand, that sudden burning pins and needle sensation best describes how diabetic neuropathy feels.
My life is not total agony, if I keep blood glucose under control my neuropathy is manageable, but let things get out of control and all heck breaks loose.
Statins caused my neuropathy. It is listed as a possible side effect.
First I took Zetia. I don’t remember the time frame now, but after a few weeks I noticed that my feet were burning. I got up in the night and looked up side effects for Zetia and read neuropathy. I immediately stopped taking it and the neuropathy went away pretty quickly. Next I tried the generic form of Crestor in a very small amount and had a repeat of the problem with neuropathy. When I stopped taking the statin, the neuropathy remained. I was extremely upset about it. This has happened to numerous people taking this drug. The company has been sued for this issue.
I haven’t had an A1c higher than 5.2 or 5.3 except for one 5.8 in almost 20 yrs, so I am 99% sure that my neuropathy was caused by the statin.
I am very happy to hear that you were able to get a lot of relief from neuropathy and other issues with high doses of a B complex. I take a high dose of B12, but will try a B complex next time my neuropathy gets bad. Thanks.
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