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Diabetes: does arm falling asleep is one common effect?

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Dr. Real Martin
Dr. Real Martinanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
No: Arm falling asleep may come from a pinched nerved from neck. Diabetes could cause burning, tingling like something crawling in your arms, but mostly legs.
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz
Dr. Stanley Schwartzanswered
Endocrinology 54 years experience
No: That's usually from sleeping with neck in wrong position due to arthritis incervical spine.
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