tingling and numbness in my feet

[rbayerrr]

I have a doctors appt. next week. Meanwhile I am worried and was wondering if anyone had similar symptoms and could tell me what might be going on, and if it sounds diabetes related. I have not been to the doc since I had my baby (6 years ago.) I know diabetes runs on both sides of my family, and I have been told I was anemic and hypoglycemic in the past (12 years ago.) I am a 27 year old female without any serious prior health problems and I am not on any medication. A few months ago I began experiencing tingling and numbness in both my feet. I ignored it at first, but it seems to be getting worse. I am tired ALL the time. Now it seems that in the evening I get very cold and I can’t get warm no matter what I do. I have the chills and the coldness seems to make the numbness worse. A few times I could not get feeling back into my feet even after massaging them and trying to move around to get my blood moving. I also began to have dizzy spells and shortness of breath. I though maybe I was anemic again since I have been having increasingly heavy periods. I began taking iron and B complex. This seemed to help, I was feeling better, except the numbness and tingling in my feet is still there. So is the cold intolerance that gets worse in the evenings and at night. Now for the past week I am waking up in the middle of the night literally soaked in sweat. I also wake up feeling tired, sore, and achy, and usually with both my hands dead asleep. As I said, I have an appointment next week but I am worried, and I was just wondering if anyone knew if these symptoms sounded diabetes related. Thanks for any help or advice.

[LizR]

I cannot address all of the issues you mention, however, I know that an orthopedist told me that hands falling asleep during sleep usually indicates carpal tunnel syndrome.

Please keep us posted with your progress and your doctor's visit.

[rbayerrr]

thanks for the reply Liz! I finaly went to the doc. Well it turns out I am not diabetic. I have MS, guess I need to find a new forum for info now. Good luck and good health to all.

[BigDogz]

Ask your doctor to test your B12 and Folate levels. Deficiencies in these vitamins can cause anemia, as well as the other symptoms you've described. US recommendations usually say as long as you're over 160-180 for your B12 that you're ok. European and Japanese scientist have studied B12 much, much longer than we have in the US and are recommending levels of 1100-1300 as being optimum.

Be aware, though, most US doctors will sneer at those levels being "appropriate" or that a B12 deficiency could even be the cause of your problems.

Push for the testing, though, even if you have to pay out of pocket for it. It's your right to explore any avenues that might prove to make you feel better and improve your health.

Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!

[Subby]

thanks for the reply Liz! I finaly went to the doc. Well it turns out I am not diabetic. I have MS, guess I need to find a new forum for info now. Good luck and good health to all.

Wow, I wish you the very best with dealing with this, r.

[BigDogz]

Just how did the diagnose you with MS? Did they do a CAT scan or are they just going on the basis of your symptoms?