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Kindly help me with this common problem in diabetes even after controlled sugar leg pain is the problem.How to get rid of that?? Pls help

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gangadharan_nair

Leg pain is due to prolonged uncontrolled diabetes which led to peripheral neuropathy. Drugs like pregabalin may relieve the symptoms but it has many side effects as well.

Consult your doctor.

Links:-

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabe...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perip...

medlineplus.gov/ency/articl...

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prega...

medlineplus.gov/druginfo/me...

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sandybrown

Could you please give more information:

1. Is it on both legs or one leg?

2. Which part of your leg? Is it from hip, thigh, below the knee and foot?

3. Blood glucose levels?

4. Controlled blood sugar how controlled?

5. Are you on any medication.

I am asking the above questions because I am not on medication for type 2, life style change and regular exercise.

I am getting pain in my hip, thigh and all the way down to the foot!!, now gout as well.

In my case I had fall in the snow in UK few times!, I have had low back pain for many years as well.

I put up with the pain by the use of soft bands in the pain area. It helps but not all the time. I do not want to go on pain medication.

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gangadharan_nair in reply tosandybrown

Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury to or pressure on the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom of a medical problem. It is not a medical condition on its own.

Links:-

medlineplus.gov/ency/articl...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatica

Sir my doctor advised me to use ball exercise by keeping the needles like ball under the foot and roll it for 10 times every day in the morning for blood circulation. This helps to reduce pain in the day. Phisotheripist also helps you with good exercises to get relief.

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namahaAdministrator

Dear Teji

If you can give us some more information about you, may be we can give you some advice for your well being: plese don't neglect leg pain....Leg complications and Leg amputation is one of the leading complications of diabetes if timely action is not taken :

(1) Your current Age and Weight / BMI

(2) since when you are diagnosed with type 2.

(3) your past history of Hba1c?

(4) your current Hba1c?

(5) your current medications

(6) your current diet

(7) type of physical exercise and time duration of physical exercise...

(8) Have you ever checked whether you have Cavus feet or flat feet ?

Also, you may please go through this post:👇🏼

healthunlocked.com/diabetes...

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Thri

In any case is there any good medication to reduce pain? I get pain rarely but when it does it is excrutiating pain in my left toes, The pain is like electric current and in pulses.

Anyone has experienced such pain? My HBA1C is normally 8

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sandybrown in reply toThri

Hello,

Please take a look at my earlier response and questions.

I have leg pain, would like to compare notes hence a list of questions.!!

"The pain is like electric current and in pulses", very interesting, as a retired engineer finding it difficult to understand.?

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