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Straight answers · Type2 FitnessAnswer 08 / 08

Straight answers

Why do my feet tingle with diabetes?

It can be a nerve signal, and high blood sugar is hard on nerves over time. I will say this first and clearly: I am not a doctor, and this page does not diagnose you. If your feet tingle, that is a conversation for your own doctor. What I can help with is the blood sugar side of it.

What it can mean, in plain words

"That tingling in your feet isn't something you just learn to live with. It's your nerves."

Your nerves run the full length of your body, and the longest ones end in your feet. Years of running high sugar damages the small blood vessels that feed those nerves. The early language of that damage is often tingling, burning, pins and needles, or numbness, frequently worse at night. It is your body sending a signal early. Signals are for acting on, not for getting used to.

See your doctor first

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New or worsening numbness

Feeling less in your feet is a safety issue, not a nuisance. Get it looked at.

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Pain that keeps you up

One of my followers told me her leg pain kept her awake night after night. That deserves a doctor, promptly.

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Cuts that heal slowly

Sores on your feet that do not close are urgent with diabetes. Do not wait on those.

My side of the work

Once your doctor is in the picture, my job is the part underneath: steadying the blood sugar that stresses those nerves. Strength training so your muscles pull sugar out of your blood. Walks after meals. Food with protein and fibre first. Movement through the day, because circulation loves motion and hates chairs. I cannot treat nerves. I coach the numbers and the habits that give your body a better environment to work in.

I coach training, food and mindset. I am not a doctor, and nothing here diagnoses or treats anything. Symptoms, medication and medical decisions stay with you and your doctor.

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