neuropathy--how do you know

For me, it's not a true numbness sensation. It's more of a pins and needles feeling in my toes -
like someone poking your toes with a needle.

Quoted message said:

How does one know when diabetic neuropathy is setting in? Although my feet

feel somewhat heavier than they used to, I don't seem to have lost any feeling in them. When it does
occur, is it like having a foot that is completely numb?

"SWerner851" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

For me, it's not a true numbness sensation. It's more of a pins and

needles

Quoted message said:

feeling in my toes - like someone poking your toes with a needle.

Quoted message said:

How does one know when diabetic neuropathy is setting in? Although my

feet

Quoted message said:

feel somewhat heavier than they used to, I don't seem to have lost any feeling in them. When it
does occur, is it like having a foot that is completely numb?

For me it's numb feet as far as feeling goes but a burning and "pins and needles" as well. I
can'tt feel my finger tips to type by touch or button my shirts but painfull as well. Make much
sense? Dusty

Peter Neenan said:

How does one know when diabetic neuropathy is setting in? Although my feet feel somewhat heavier
than they used to, I don't seem to have lost any feeling in them. When it does occur, is it like
having a foot that is completely numb?

Thanks

PN

Neuropathy-How do you know? diabetes.niddk.nih.govindex.htmOpen ↗

--
~LadySycamore~ "Your 'right' doesn't make me 'wrong'" Mr. T.Jones "Just because you CAN, doesn't
mean you SHOULD." re-87 Co-Administrator of ~dialyze.org~ By renal patients, FOR renal patients!
dialyze.orgindex.phpOpen ↗

Personally when I went thru it I didn't notice anything for along time. It was only when I burnt my
foot on a heater last year trying to get warm that I realized after a week in hospital and plastic
surgery that "WOW, I really don't feel my feet" HIndsight is 20/20 however looking back I see now
that there were signs that it was coming on but i didn't notice them when it actually was
happeneing. I see now that the feeling was diminshed but thru either not wanting to allow the truth
to be told or pure stupidity I allowed myself to ignore it. It's not truely a heaviness of the feet
it's more like you get a gash and don't realize how the heck it got there cuz you don't remember
hitting anything that would cause a cut like that...

Conni Brady "You only thought you got rid of me" Aspartame Awareness www.bradymax.com/nzaa

LadySycamore <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Peter Neenan said:

How does one know when diabetic neuropathy is setting in? Although my

feet

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel somewhat heavier than they used to, I don't seem to have lost any feeling in them. When it
does occur, is it like having a foot that is completely numb?

Thanks

PN

Neuropathy-How do you know? diabetes.niddk.nih.govindex.htmOpen ↗

--
~LadySycamore~ "Your 'right' doesn't make me 'wrong'" Mr. T.Jones "Just because you CAN, doesn't
mean you SHOULD." re-87 Co-Administrator of ~dialyze.org~ By renal patients, FOR renal patients!
dialyze.orgindex.phpOpen ↗

I first noticed the neuropothy in my feet when my toes started going numb and tingling a lot. After
time it started moving up my feet and now sometimes a good part of my whole foot (feet) is numb
sometimes. I went to a Neurologist and had it checked out and yes it was neuropothy. Dan Knight

Conni Brady said:

Personally when I went thru it I didn't notice anything for along time. It was only when I burnt
my foot on a heater last year trying to get warm that I realized after a week in hospital and
plastic surgery that "WOW, I really don't feel my feet" HIndsight is 20/20 however looking back I
see now that there were signs that it was coming on but i didn't notice them when it actually was
happeneing. I see now that the feeling was diminshed but thru either not wanting to allow the
truth to be told or pure stupidity I allowed myself to ignore it. It's not truely a heaviness of
the feet it's more like you get a gash and don't realize how the heck it got there cuz you don't
remember hitting anything that would cause a cut like that...

Conni Brady "You only thought you got rid of me" Aspartame Awareness www.bradymax.com/nzaa

LadySycamore <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Peter Neenan said:

How does one know when diabetic neuropathy is setting in? Although my

feet

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

feel somewhat heavier than they used to, I don't seem to have lost any feeling in them. When it
does occur, is it like having a foot that is completely numb?

Thanks

PN

Neuropathy-How do you know? diabetes.niddk.nih.govindex.htmOpen ↗

--
~LadySycamore~ "Your 'right' doesn't make me 'wrong'" Mr. T.Jones "Just because you CAN, doesn't
mean you SHOULD." re-87 Co-Administrator of ~dialyze.org~ By renal patients, FOR renal patients!
dialyze.orgindex.phpOpen ↗