I am a diabetic and my toes are numb. what should i do?

Can be neuropathy: This can be a sign of diabetic neuropathy - you should see your doctor and discuss - the best treatment and prevention is good control of your diabetes and protecting your feet from harm. Always wear shoes and look for any sign of injury to your toes or infection.

Nerve damage: High blood sugars can hurt the nerves and result in either numbness, pain, or both in tr feet (and later, the fingers). If your feet are numb, make sure you check your feet nightly to look for anything that can lead to infection (blisters, cuts, ulcers). Better blood sugar control can reduce further nerve damage (but not reverse the parts already damaged).

They can be: But they don't have to be and the problem can be reversible which many people are often not told. Controlling the blodd sugars is a good start but some nutritional supplements actually help reverse the effect and this can be followed by a small biopsy known as epidermal nerve fiber density testing. See a podiatrist.

Optimize your: Blood sugar. Consider certain vitamins like metanx which may actually reverse your condition. The extent of the neuropathy can be determined with an epidermal nerve fiber density test.