Bend in the Foot Pain when exercise walking

[sugarbugar]

I have been a diabetic for 30 years now. I am currentlly experiencing extreme pain when bending my feet up and down while I am walking for exercize. It has gotten worse over the last 4 or 5 years now. It takes me about 25 - 30 minutes on the treadmill for this pain to go away. I do
stretch before and after I start to walk. It can be very sore for a while and even throb a bit after I am finished with the walk. Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be taking some kind of vitamins or supplements?
I am currently on the pump and my numbers stay in the range of 80 - 120 throughout the day. What's the deal?

[Dewey]

I have been a diabetic for 30 years now. I am currentlly experiencing extreme pain when bending my feet up and down while I am walking for exercize. It has gotten worse over the last 4 or 5 years now. It takes me about 25 - 30 minutes on the treadmill for this pain to go away. I do
stretch before and after I start to walk. It can be very sore for a while and even throb a bit after I am finished with the walk. Does anyone else have this problem? Should I be taking some kind of vitamins or supplements?
I am currently on the pump and my numbers stay in the range of 80 - 120 throughout the day. What's the deal?
Hi Sugarbugar, and welcome to the forums. :shakehand
I was reading your post, and one of the first thoughts that came to mind was gout. Is it possible you might have it? I had not heard of gout until a co-worker told me what it was. It can be very painful (i.e. in the feet, joints, etc.), as was the case with my co-worker. I may be entirely wrong, but it's well worth looking into.

What are the symptoms (of gout)?

Gout usually develops after a number of years of buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints and surrounding tissues. The most common symptom of gout is a nighttime attack that produces swelling, tenderness, redness, and sharp pain affecting a big toe (this symptom is called podagra). People who have gout may have a few very painful attacks in one or two joints, usually the big toe, foot, ankle, or knee joints. The attack can last a few days or as long as several weeks, and then the symptoms disappear completely. Another attack may not occur for months or years.

Excerpted from: http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw69011