A 38-year-old member asked:
what does tingling hands and feet mean? is it chemical or neural?
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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
28 years experience Podiatry
A nerve problem: This can occur from a systemic disease such as diabetes, a nerve impingment issue from the spine or from a side effect of certain treatments like radiation therapy. The exact reason it happens in diabetes is up for debate.
Answered on May 10, 2013
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Dr. Johnnie Alston answered
15 years experience Podiatry
Usually neural: If you have been around chemicals, they may be the cause. Usually diabetics get neuropathy. Excessive alcohol use, chemotherapy certain drugs, back problems can also cause numbness. Sometimes the cause can not be determined.
Answered on Jul 17, 2012
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Dr. Leto Quarles answered
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Nerve damage: Tingling or numbness in the hands and/or feet is often the first sign of diabetic neuropathy, or damage to the sensory nerves caused by diabetes. Impo ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alexander Dela Llana answered
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Tingling sensation: Some times during panic episodes or anxiety if you hyperventilate calcium tends to flow from the blood into the cells. This would result in occasiona ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hasan Khondker answered
13 years experience Internal Medicine
Possible vitamin: Deficiency caused by limited diet..you should go back to a natural and complete diet and see if symptoms improve.
A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gutti Rao answered
46 years experience Hospital-based practice
Probably unrelated: If you have symptoms in the upper extremities, they are not related to l4-5 disk problems.
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