[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by duck

I love the cold. I do have an aversion to blowing cold wind, but the cold is wonderful.

So do I. However the last few years my shoes that work provide me did not keep my feet warm. I thought it was due to my diabetes. Well I went out and spent about $150.00 on a good pair of work boots I can wear with my uniform at work, and my feet are very warm now. So maybe spend a little more on a very good pair of shoes may help.

[valc3]

Originally Posted by jeggeman31

So do I. However the last few years my shoes that work provide me did not keep my feet warm. I thought it was due to my diabetes. Well I went out and spent about $150.00 on a good pair of work boots I can wear with my uniform at work, and my feet are very warm now. So maybe spend a little more on a very good pair of shoes may help.

What brand of boot did you buy? I've bought several pairs of good boots and haven't had much success.

[christie]

i don't know about other diabetics but for myself being t1 and hypotyroid i am almost always cold,hands,feet,and everywhere.

[jeggeman31]

Originally Posted by valc3

What brand of boot did you buy? I've bought several pairs of good boots and haven't had much success.

They are Weinbrenner's Below is the link to their website. I got the Thorogood boots

http://www.weinbrennerusa.com/

[KickStart101]

Well, I suppose there are many reasons for chronic coldness. I
didn't start feeling this decreased tolerance to cold until I was about
32. At that point I had had Diabetes for 27 yrs. and Rheumatoid A. for
9 yrs. My circulation was fine at those times. So for me it had to
have been the Hypothyroidism although I wasn't dxd. 'til about 4 yrs. later
since I hadn't mentioned any of the symptoms to my Doc.

Mom has always been frozen and she has Hyperthyroidism(although
she is supposed to be warm or hot. NOT). She is not a diabetic. My friend
also is always cold and I think she has Hyper also. Plus they are both
skinny. . She also is not a Diabetic.

[EdnBama]

Originally Posted by jen_slc

Egads! No way, it's too cold to strip down and jump into a bath! I think I'd seriously scald my feet seeing as how they can't feel anything. Right now I'm not feeling the tips of my toes - they've gone yellow, and my nails are white. I look like a corpse from the shins down. Ugh, bloody noses, bloody knuckles, numb feet.... why on earth did I move back to UT????

Sounds like an issue of "30 Days of Night" in the works!

If you are cold anyway, and the layering doesn't help, what's a few minutes of being nekkid (as we say down south) before you jump into a luxurious hot bath?

[mg_2204]

Only when I'm low --for me anything below 5.5 is low-- I might be a bit cold and feel weak, tired. Otherwise I don't seem to ever get cold. People over here were saying it was 'bloody freezing' lately but cold for me is -20C.

[SugaryOne]

I'm only a teenager and I've had T1 for 10 years, I still get cold and tingling feet. And the funny thing is our weather is getting warmer lately.

After reading the responses from people though, I would say it's normal and nothing to worry about unless it's causing you pain.