BobbleHat
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
- Pronouns
- She/Her
So, I was externally asymptomatic when I was diagnosed last month. I know I haven't been living with undiagnosed type 2 for years because I have annual blood tests and my numbers 12 and 24 months ago were 42, so pre-diabetic.
Within a week of my diagnosis, I had had my first annual foot exam: all fine. That was less than a month ago. All pulses present and correct. All responses to stimuli present.
I've been resolutely low carb since diagnosis (averaging around 50-60g per day). My blood sugars haven't been out of range at all. They've always been between 4-7 at fasting (albeit mainly 6s) and between 5-7.5 postprandial (no spikes either).
But, I've had tingling toes/pins and needles for the past 48 hours. Surely, if I didn't have any signs of neuropathy at diagnosis and controlled BG since, I couldn't have suddenly developed it, could I?
I do get restless legs a lot and wondered if I might be magnesium or potassium deficient with the drastic change in diet. Or alternately, as my husband gently suggested, psychological because I'm reading all the things (hopeful and less hopeful) about life with diabetes.
I appreciate I need to see my GP for a proper medical thought but I trust the living experts here to give me the low down on neuropathy.
Within a week of my diagnosis, I had had my first annual foot exam: all fine. That was less than a month ago. All pulses present and correct. All responses to stimuli present.
I've been resolutely low carb since diagnosis (averaging around 50-60g per day). My blood sugars haven't been out of range at all. They've always been between 4-7 at fasting (albeit mainly 6s) and between 5-7.5 postprandial (no spikes either).
But, I've had tingling toes/pins and needles for the past 48 hours. Surely, if I didn't have any signs of neuropathy at diagnosis and controlled BG since, I couldn't have suddenly developed it, could I?
I do get restless legs a lot and wondered if I might be magnesium or potassium deficient with the drastic change in diet. Or alternately, as my husband gently suggested, psychological because I'm reading all the things (hopeful and less hopeful) about life with diabetes.
I appreciate I need to see my GP for a proper medical thought but I trust the living experts here to give me the low down on neuropathy.