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Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 23 12:48pm | Replies (55)

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DN and and waking up with ring and little fingers asleep left or both, Not always but sometimes, usually left hand outside 2 fingers, sometimes both hands?

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I have the same, and it seems odd being those 2 fingers vs the others. I had an ulna nerve entrapment (cubital tunnel syndrome) about 12 yrs with surgery to widen the canal. A symptom of that nerve was what you describe in your 2 fingers. (My arm also often felt like my funny bone was going off). My orthopedic surgeon told me that carpal tunnel affects the other fingers on your hand. Two years ago I got shingles on my elbow- it seemed to hit my ulna nerve. It has been extra sensitive and numbing since. I’m sure typing on my computer and the way I hold my cell phone don’t help those fingers, but sleeping seems to bring out the worst of both hands. I just ordered wrist supports for sleeping that @johnbishop recommended, but I would certainly have your neurologist check out your arm/shoulder/ulna nerve.

Hello @cgs. I wanted to bring your post into an existing discussion on diabetic neuropathy so you can find your post here now:
- Has anyone tried treatment for diabetic neuropathy ?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-tried-treatment-for-diabetic-neuropathy/

I will let you reply to @dbeshears1 who has joined you!

@cgs I didn’t realize that DN stood for Diabetic Neuropathy. I have PN but it is not Diabetic, so I do know if there may be other things that may affect fingers with DN. However, what I shared about my ulna nerve was over 10 years before I came down with my idiopathic Neuropathy.