Moddey
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Just thought I'd ask if anyone has had anything similar to what we've just had.
E's left thigh got incredibly sore, he couldn't walk for days and even woke up one night to complain about it.
After two days we went to the doctors, who just shrugged. She said she didn't know that much about diabetes, but techincally, "I suppose", it could be a damaged nerve. We got sent home to see if it eases.
Sometimes, while injecting, the needle seems to hit a nerve and E squeaks or even cries. This only ever lasts a few seconds, though, and doesn't hurt afterwards. Our DN said it's normal. We've found some tricks to avoid this and it doesn't really happen anymore.
But with this leg ache, I couldn't help thinking it had something to do with nerves. When E finally managed to do some walking, he looked like an old man with sciatica, leg bent and limping badly.
He is walking now, but still limping a little. It's been five days and I'm glad to see it's passing, but it's still worrying. He hadn't hurt himself in any way (we've been stuck in the house with the worst heat wave ever, he's been too hot to do anything), nor was there any signs of injury on the leg itself.
The thigh is completely lump-free, and the skin is in a good condition.
I know this might not have anything to do with diabetes, but I though I'd ask anyway 🙂
E's left thigh got incredibly sore, he couldn't walk for days and even woke up one night to complain about it.
After two days we went to the doctors, who just shrugged. She said she didn't know that much about diabetes, but techincally, "I suppose", it could be a damaged nerve. We got sent home to see if it eases.
Sometimes, while injecting, the needle seems to hit a nerve and E squeaks or even cries. This only ever lasts a few seconds, though, and doesn't hurt afterwards. Our DN said it's normal. We've found some tricks to avoid this and it doesn't really happen anymore.
But with this leg ache, I couldn't help thinking it had something to do with nerves. When E finally managed to do some walking, he looked like an old man with sciatica, leg bent and limping badly.
He is walking now, but still limping a little. It's been five days and I'm glad to see it's passing, but it's still worrying. He hadn't hurt himself in any way (we've been stuck in the house with the worst heat wave ever, he's been too hot to do anything), nor was there any signs of injury on the leg itself.
The thigh is completely lump-free, and the skin is in a good condition.
I know this might not have anything to do with diabetes, but I though I'd ask anyway 🙂
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