Edema and aches on legs

[Lispuhiza]

Hi everyone ,my mum is 74 her results: tsh:2,78 (levothyroxine 100) ferritin 13, VIT D3:58.0, b12:318,she's taking 1000mg of b12 supplements,also d3 supplements,she also is diabetic even though she takes drugs for diabetes sometimes glicemia in the morning goes higher than 8,also high cholesterol and triglyceride also using drugs for that,foot neuropathy aches,and edema on the legs,any advice plesae??

[cornflake57]

Odeama on the legs could be caused by many different things in the body, it could be the heart, kidneys or arthritis. The only way to find out is to have a couple of blood tests and see if anything shows up. Being diabetic it could be related to the heart or kidneys.

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What is your mother’s latest HbA1c?

[Lispuhiza in reply to Hidden]

Hbac1 was 8,doctor says it's normal??? Says it's age related.

[Hidden in reply to Lispuhiza]

I have never heard of an HbA1c of 8 being normal.

[Lispuhiza in reply to Hidden]

Yeh really confused,he says all the time,the older you get,higher glicemia is normal!

[Hidden in reply to Lispuhiza]

It appears that your GP is partially right. A lot depends on your mother’s condition as far as age, weight and co-morbidities is concerned. This might help explain things:

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[Lispuhiza in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Osidge,really appreciated,helpful link..thanks.