numb toe

[spiritfree]

Does anyone ever have a numb toe? It feels crampy but numb. It is the one next to my big toe.

 

[AlisonM]

My left big toe goes numb if my numbers run high for a while. It wears off again when they come back down.

 

[traceycat]

yeah i get numb toes aswel, mostly my 2 big toes

 

[staceyc]

yes mine do some times the last 3 toes on my right foot go numb quite often just for a few mins

 

[Northerner]

I'm another person whose big toes go numb if my levels have been running a bit higher than usual. I remember running The Hague half marathon three months before I was diagnosed and after it my feet went compltely numb for about a day. It worried me at the time but I didn't do anything about it - now I suspect that my levels were very high because my pancreas was failing and exercising when there is insufficient insulin will drive levels up.

 

[trophywench]

There's an odd thing, exactly half of one of my big toes has gone numb, and this happened the end of Sept last year, after I'd just been told my A1c had gone down from 8 point something in Feb (the main reason I got my pump) to 6.5.

Of course they're all saying what it's probably, but if it is neuropathy I have heard it said that that, and retinopathy sometimes get worse at first when you lower your BGs, and then get better again.

So I'm hoping .....

 

[spiritfree]

Thanks for your replies. It seems to be worse when my feet are cold. I have started using my circulation booster again. I put both feet onto it and it gently stimulates lower legs and feet, with electrical pulses, to improve circulation.

 

[trophywench]

Do you suffer from cold tootsies a lot? - is your thyroid OK ?

 

[Caroline]

When my toes go numb, it is usually time to change my shoes for a new pair, but as others have said toes acn go numb when numbers are high.