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Burning sensation in legs
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trophywench
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What does your doctor say, Yosser? Cos if you haven't asked him you absolutely need to!
It is not a side effect of Type 2 diabetes for sure - but it must be something so needs proper medical attention and diagnosis - and then proper treatment. Not something that anyone here's going to guess at anyway.
It is not a side effect of Type 2 diabetes for sure - but it must be something so needs proper medical attention and diagnosis - and then proper treatment. Not something that anyone here's going to guess at anyway.
Flower
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Hi Yosser
Burning pains down the legs can be a sign of neuropathy . What has your control been like since diagnosis? It may be related to something else but it can be a sign of nerve damage.
This information is from the Diabetes UK site
Sensory neuropathy
Sensory neuropathy affects the nerves that carry messages of touch, temperature, pain and other sensations from the skin, bones and muscles to the brain. It mainly affects the nerves in the feet and the legs, but people can also develop this type of neuropathy in their arms and hands.
Symptoms can include:
Burning pains down the legs can be a sign of neuropathy . What has your control been like since diagnosis? It may be related to something else but it can be a sign of nerve damage.
This information is from the Diabetes UK site
Sensory neuropathy
Sensory neuropathy affects the nerves that carry messages of touch, temperature, pain and other sensations from the skin, bones and muscles to the brain. It mainly affects the nerves in the feet and the legs, but people can also develop this type of neuropathy in their arms and hands.
Symptoms can include:
- Tingling and numbness
- Loss of ability to feel pain
- Loss of ability to detect changes in temperature
- Loss of coordination – when you lose your joint position sense
- Burning or shooting pains – these may be worse at night time.
mikeyB
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Sounds distinctly like neuropathy. If it’s the same on both sides, it makes it more likely to be a metabolic cause such as diabetes, which is very likely, but that is not the only condition that can do it. Vit B12 or B6 deficiency can do it.
Theoretically, the doc will tell you which it is, so it’s best to ask.
Theoretically, the doc will tell you which it is, so it’s best to ask.
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