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I have neuropathy too...tingling, a little numbness (this is worse in my fingers than my toes though), pin pricks, itchiness and a general aching which the doc says is not arthritis, that it is neuropathy. I was surprised about the aching..my first thought was arthritis but it is not in the joints, it is more down the side of my foot or down my toes but not just in joints. It often seems to be triggered by cold...like walking barefoot on a cold floor. And yes, I have that feeling like I'm wearing socks or some sort of padding under my feet even when I'm not. However otherwise there is only minimal numbness in my feet. I also am having a lot of pain down my left leg and into my foot ..like sciatica...it is esp painful when I sit and esp under my left knee. I can't sit for very long at a time any more. Usually stretching out my legs (like on a sofa or bed) relieves it but recently it doesn't always. The doctor agrees this is nerve pain but is not sure whether it is caused by the diabetes. He has offered me stronger pain meds for it but so far I am getting by with Aspirin or Motrin. Tylenol does not seem to help me much during the day (Tylenol PM will help at night as it makes me go to sleep but I will wake up with pain) which makes me think there is some inflammation involved. I tend to have problems with inflammation anyway due to a gene I have per doctor/labs. I am sure the high bs are not helping though...I am still working on stablizing my bs and have recently increased my med which seems to be helping.

My dh who is also diabetic but usually has better control than I, or even runs low, complains of his feet feeling hot. He tends to be a rather colder (temperature) person usually so this is surprising and I think it is neuropathey. He will have a blanket over him while watching TV (the room is kinda drafty) but he keeps his feet uncovered.

ETA: Strange thing is, that when I was in my 30s and 40s, maybe even into my 50s a little, not sure...I did not have a diabetes dx but I had neuropathy. Only at times...it was triggered by a hot shower, or walking on rough terrain. My feel would tingle and hurt so badly...no numbness then though! But it would go away after the stimulus was removed, and eventually it disappeared entirely. I did not have it again until after I was dx with diabetes (in my 60s) and it is different now, not so intense but lingers.