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Suggest Cause And Treatment For Extreme Numbness Of Feet In Diabetic Woman

Hi! My mother is 50 yr old nd is suffering from high sugar since7-8 years.. Her diabetes are never controlled.Before 3-4 year she started complainting..that her finger of feet get senseless... Now.. She reports that her whole feet nd hand fingers are senseless / numb.. Nd its irritating her too much.. Shez very much worried.. Nd stays stressful.. Please tell me..what should I do.. Nd wts the problem nd treatment of this situation
Fri, 6 May 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that the symptoms of numbness of fingers of feet and hand with a history of uncontrolled diabetes seems to be due to Diabetic Neuropathy..
It occurs due to uncontrolled or high blood sugar levels that lasts for months and years together, without taking care of..
It slowly damages the nerves and causes numbness of affected parts..
Hands and feet are commonly the initial ones to be involved and it is an alarming condition and needs immediate medical attention..

I would suggest you to consult a Neurophysician and get her evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like Blood sugar levels both fasting and post meal, HbA1c, Nerve conduction studies, Electromyography will be advised for a proper evaluation and diagnosis..

Although the damaged nerve function cannot be reversed and treatment is aimed at preventing further damage and progress of the disease by proper control of blood sugar levels..
Certain therapies like Accupuncture, Physiotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] and multivitamin and mineral intake can be advised..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Cause And Treatment For Extreme Numbness Of Feet In Diabetic Woman

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that the symptoms of numbness of fingers of feet and hand with a history of uncontrolled diabetes seems to be due to Diabetic Neuropathy.. It occurs due to uncontrolled or high blood sugar levels that lasts for months and years together, without taking care of.. It slowly damages the nerves and causes numbness of affected parts.. Hands and feet are commonly the initial ones to be involved and it is an alarming condition and needs immediate medical attention.. I would suggest you to consult a Neurophysician and get her evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like Blood sugar levels both fasting and post meal, HbA1c, Nerve conduction studies, Electromyography will be advised for a proper evaluation and diagnosis.. Although the damaged nerve function cannot be reversed and treatment is aimed at preventing further damage and progress of the disease by proper control of blood sugar levels.. Certain therapies like Accupuncture, Physiotherapy and Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] and multivitamin and mineral intake can be advised.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.