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A member asked:

Bottoms of feet keep falling asleep.sitting, standing, laying..not diabetic, nothing shows up in blood work. is this something i should be alarmed about?

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Concerned: Yes. See a neurologist for an emg-ncv test and see if this could shed any light on your situation.

Answered 10/5/2013

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