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My story , the doctor told me I have neuropathy , started with burning feet for awhile then went to numbness in my feet and toes. My blood work all came back good but my glucose which was 120 and I have been told for 10 years I am pre diabetic but not type 2. It has now been 4 weeks and actual the pain in my feet only comes at night and it is not real bad some aspirin will calm it down. Here are all my questions. could neuropathy stay just in my feet , is leg weakness normal ? i also have lots of muscle twitching mostly in my legs but twitches can occur anywhere , arms shoulders , abdomen . I also get lightheaded at times . Are these symptoms normal ? Thanks for all comments,
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Thanks John I started eating better I will go to the other discussion and see what others are saying ,,,,,,,, thanks again
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Hi @johnkatie, welcome to Connect. There is another discussion on Connect where your post may receive more visibility. I'm tagging our moderator @ethanmcconkey to see if we should move your post to the following discussion.
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From what I have read neuropathy is a progressive disease but each of us are different in how it affects us. Here's a good resource for more information.
Peripheral Neuropathy Fact Sheet
-- https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Peripheral-Neuropathy-Fact-Sheet
You mentioned your doctors say you are pre-diabetic. Have you been working on lowering your glucose levels? I have no medical training or background but I have the same situation as you have - my doctors have told me for quite awhile that I am pre-diabetic and I've mostly ignored it until I found out sugar is bad when you have neuropathy (probably even if you don't have it ☺) so I've been working on lowering my glucose levels for the past 3 or 4 years. It still is a struggle though.