Question 1

how does diabetes cause people to lose a foot or a leg?

Accepted Answer

Mechanism: Poorly controlled diabetes impairs ur ability to fight infection, so the wound takes longer to heal. Patients with diabetes are also at risk for peripheral neuropathy (nerve problem). Severe neuropathy leads to inability to feel pain, so they step on tacks & rocks and bleed but they don't know about it until it's infected. Diabetes also can have less blood flow to the legs, hard to fight infection.

Question 2

diabetes-can you experience a warm sensation in your leg or feet?

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Yes: This is an early presentation of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which may be delayed or prevented with adequate control of your diabetes.

Question 3

what are other causes of leg/feet neuropathy besides diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Several: Chemotherapy and heavy metal poisoning both can cause neuropathy.

Question 4

i have had diabetes for 31 years and have had many issues with my toes, feet and lower legs. i have had much succe?

Accepted Answer

Don't know: what your question is, but if you have had diabetes for 31 years you need to keep your sugar in as tight a control as possible, take proper precautions with your feet, and follow up closely with your physician and possibly a podiatrist,

Question 5

cramps in feet and legs, active 46 yr old female, magnesium ok, also tend to drop light objects a lot, no diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Cramps: Lots of possibilities here. Consider carpal & tarsal tunnel, restless leg, radiculopathy, electrolyte imbalance--calcium-potassium-sodium, etc., sprain/strain.

Question 6

right foot and lower leg tingle after i eat on rare occasion. not every time. no signs of diabetes. what could it be? anxiety?

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Sitting.: The first consideration is to determine if on the rare occasions this happens, are you positioned a certain way while you eat. Sitting in certain positions can cause symptoms similar to yours. To remove all doubt, document the date, time, setting ,position and food. This historical data and an evaluation might be a good start.

Question 7

sometimes when i ingest large amounts of sugar i get a tingling sensation in my right foot/lower leg. had it since i was a kid. negative for diabetes.

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Large amounts sugar: Large amounts of sugar can destroy cells. High sugar intake causes high blood sugar levels, or hyperglycemia, is a well-known characteristic of diabetes and obesity, and it is already understood that diabetes patients have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's, where abnormal proteins aggregate to form plaque and tangles in the brain. Not worth continuing. Likely you're having warning signs

Question 8

is it possible that type 2 diabetes cause server swelling in your feet & lower legs?

Accepted Answer

You likely have : A reason for the swelling. Possibly, venous insufficiency, or maybe secondary to hypertension, or kidney disease.....

Question 9

my feet hurts while walking.right leg feet.i feel thirsty also.is diabetes the reason?

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Get tested: Hi. Diabetes is possible and could cause foot pain by nerve damage or an injury. 4 ways to diagnose diabetes: fasting glucose, random glucose (not fasting), A1c, and oral glucose tolerance test; each test has its own diagnostic criteria. Most doctors start with a fasting AM glucose because it's cheap &amp; easy. Get tested! In the meantime, healthy lifestyle FOR LIFE: healthy diet &amp; regular exercise.

Question 10

i'm having numbness on left side of body - hand leg & foot. i have lupus & ms & diabetes.  its been getting worse for 2 days now?

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Some advice: Location of problem either right brain, or high cervical spinal cord, and could be seen with an ms plaque, lupus cerebritis or even stroke activity secondary to diabetes.  Steroids could reverse, but might cause major elevation in blood sugar (acthar might be easier).  Have your doc check your meds, and eliminate any med that specifies anti-tnf-alpha activity.  Make certain good vit d levels.

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I have had diabetes for 31 years and have had many issues with my toes, feet and lower legs. i have had much succe?

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Cramps in feet and legs, active 46 yr old female, magnesium ok, also tend to drop light objects a lot, no diabetes?

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Right foot and lower leg tingle after i eat on rare occasion. not every time. no signs of diabetes. what could it be? anxiety?

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Sometimes when i ingest large amounts of sugar i get a tingling sensation in my right foot/lower leg. had it since i was a kid. negative for diabetes.

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Is it possible that type 2 diabetes cause server swelling in your feet & lower legs?

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My feet hurts while walking.right leg feet.i feel thirsty also.is diabetes the reason?

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I'm having numbness on left side of body - hand leg & foot. i have lupus & ms & diabetes. its been getting worse for 2 days now?

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