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What Is The Treatment For Numbness In The Hands And Feet?
I have numbness in my lips, tongue and slightly in my hands and feet. I have nausea and weakness. My doctor had me do a 3 hour glucose test and determined I am hypoglycemic. When I feel this way and check my blood sugar it is in a safe range. My problem is I have these symptoms from low 100 s at times, but very bad once in low 90 s and 80 s. It is not dropping below 70. Do I even need to worry about this and do I treat it the same as if it were lower?
Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Hi,
If I were your physician I would do a good neurological examination of the face/neck/extremities to map out the exact areas of numbness and to see if there were any altered sensations.
I would send you for a variety of labs having to do with thyroid, (FT4, TSH), Vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid, homocysteine, Folate, Vit. D, and not worry any further about blood sugars.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
If I were your physician I would do a good neurological examination of the face/neck/extremities to map out the exact areas of numbness and to see if there were any altered sensations.
I would send you for a variety of labs having to do with thyroid, (FT4, TSH), Vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid, homocysteine, Folate, Vit. D, and not worry any further about blood sugars.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
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