Joint Pain

Is there any cure for neuropathic pain caused by diabetes? any way to ease the pain? Neuropathic pain are numbness, tingling, burning type of pain experience in the legs feet and hands as a result of damage to the peripheral nerves such as in diabetes mellitus.

What causes the pain in feet when diabetes are also present? My sister is 58, and she has been diagnosed with having diabetes for several years. She takes her insulin injections every day as prescribed. She is having extreme pain in her feet every day, she takes percocept but it has gotten to where that does not even help. The physicians just keep telling her its a side effect of having diabetes. Can anyone tell me if you have ever heard of having such and what can be done about it . There is no sense in anyone being in so much pain.....Thank You ahead of time....

What web site can you get a free (pain free) moniter for diabetes? I just found out about three months ago that I had diabetes and I'm 23 years old. I don't like the idea of having to pock mysely with a neddle everyday just to get my results so I'm looking for a wed site or # so I can find a pain free moniter?

How can I reduce Diabetes nerve pain ? I have diabetes2 my feet have nerve damage they are numb and have sharp pains and are sensitive to touch.

Can upper abdominal pain be a sign of diabetes? I've had upper abdominal pain, and my doc diagnosed me as having a mild case of pancreatitis (no tests were done). I've had a numbness on and off in my left thigh and left arm, back pain on the same side. I also have a "floater" in my vision sometimes. I think I could have diabetes (my brother has it who is 37, I'm 30). Does anyone think these are all signs of diabetes?

I have type 2 diabetes having pain in right arm and index finger sore i am on byetta.? My blood sugar fasting is running 166. the pain is so bad hurts to lift a glass of tea. is this normal?

Can diabetes cause mild abdominal pain and medium/bad nausea? -Can diabetes cause mild abdominal pain and medium/bad nausea? -Can I have diabetes if I'm 14, NOT overweight, and it does NOT run in my family? Thanks for trying to help, I appreciate it, but I'm not pregnant, I'm a virgin.

61 yr old female w diabetes intense pain around bra line up neck concentrating in lower jaw Heart prob? The pain was this AM lasted maybe1 min. Have had this same pain a few time before in the last several months. But they go away after a min or so

My brother has diabetes. He complains every day with pain in both of his legs. What could be causing this? My brother is 25. The doctor that he went to last said that he had type 2. He goes back soon to get checked for type 1 because he cannot get his blood sugar down. He has also lost about 25 pounds since he found out he had diabetes about 2 months ago. He complains about the pain in both of his legs everyday.

Anyone know Herbal cures or help for pain, diabetes, bad menstral cramps and migranes? I have all four of these.....bad menstral cramps, teeth pain from rotten teeth (need 8 teeth pulled or root canals on them), diabetes sugar always way to high!!!, and migranes from hell about once a month with sensitivity to light, sound and movement (even other peoples movement). Any cures or helpfull hints with controling any of these???

is lower back pain associated with DIABETES? coz, I'd been experiencing it for a couple of weeks now... I don't have diabetes as far as I know but, a lot of people I have talked to said maybe I have now. It runs in the my family's blood, I mean the diabetes!

can cymbalta be effective for nerve pain not related to diabetes? I have pudendal nerve pain trying to find something to help with pain as it is very debilitating and causing severe depression/anxiety

can someonehave diabetes if they have pain in the bottom of their feet all the time? there is pain , like burning, in the soles of the feet.

What causes pain during urinating besides a UTI? Could it be a form of diabetes? I have a autistic 3yr. old who can not talk yet. She cries in pain when she urinates. She constantally hits on her back and bottom. She also hits on her private part alot. But the Doc says she has no UTI. I was told she may have a large amount of acid in her urine and to stay away from acidy foods and sugar. Can you offer any opinions please?

Diabetes Leg Pain? Sometimes I will get this deep ache in my shins. Like someone is bending my bone. This happens at random times, even if I am just sitting there. It begins gradually, then turns into an agonizing ache. It stays there, and doesn't hurt more if I put pressure, it is just a constant pain. I was wondering if that was anything similar to the leg pain that people who have Diabetes have. Anyone know?

I hope to get serious response. I have chronic pain,diabetes,heart trouble,sex life is gone,?Penil implant???? I Love my wife very much. I feel so useless.I am disabled with construction accident. All of our children are grown and we are blessed with 6 Grandchildren,of which we are raising a 16 month little boy.I would just like to satisfy wife.Between the narcotic pain meds,diabetes,no longer the breadwinner all of bloodpressure meds prostate trouble stress, and all this I know is not good for ones lovelife I'm embarresed to talk with Doctor.. so I thought someone could share experience with an implant,,this is dead serious, so please dont make me feel worse//Thanks

Is there any relation between heel pain and diabetes or high blood pressue.? If not, what can be the reason for me to have pain at the bottom of my heels when I walk? What can I do for it?

Please help me is this kidney pain or diabetes….. Ok so I m real thirsty and I drink like ten bottles of water per day and my eyes have no tears they feel so dry so dry that I had to go but something to help keep my eyes moist I m going to the doctor today to get check but I wanted to know what was some the opinions to add some detail All this started when I went to go see the doctor for some upper right side pain that I had plus I had dark urine (the color of a water down beer with a metical smell to it) and my bowel movements had change at time I couldn’t go and its was hard when I did they ran blood tests and urine tests plus a sonogram when they called me back they told that everything came back fine their exact word where: your kidneys are fine your gladder is fine your liver show to have fat” which is fatty liver” and that I had a U.T.I so I got checked for hep A.B.C and all came back negative.. the following week I went to the E.R. for the same pain they ran blood work and urine test and some x-rays when the doc walk back in he said “I don’t know” your blood came back fine the x-rays where ok your kidneys and liver look ok we did see so blood in your urine which at the time he reacted as if it was connect to the U.T.I Ok so let’s skip to this week I have been having real bad thirst that I can’t control even dough I m drinking a lot and going to the restroom a lot also the my eyes feel so dry like they have to tears when I yawn I have no tears my gas is horrible and it does not feel normal I still have bowel trouble and two days ago I stared to feel a tingling feeling in my right foot and last night I felt pain in the same foot so my question is if I have a kidney problem would have caught it the first to times they check my blood and urine or the x-ray? Could there something wrong we my intestines that would be making so dam thirsty and give me all this problems or could it diabetes? I have a sugar test done at my moms house (she a diabetic) I check it at 3pm and I had ate two hours before that and it was at 101 what does that mean? Any good suggestions on what to ask the doc? The big question here is could I be able to feel my kidney hurting in the front of my stomach three inches right of my belly button and one inch up and flank pain in my back like where my lungs are at ? I have been getting blur vision I believe due to deheryration and some heart pain and sometimes when I take in big breathes I pain at the bottom of my lungs Please help I just had a baby girl and I feel like m going to find out something horrible at the doc office and that I going to die and leave her and her mom by then selfs…..

Is joint pain in fingers, lower back, and knees a sign of diabetes? Also, tingling (like "falling asleep" feeling) in hands from wrist to fingers. Or could this be a nerve problem of some kind? The joint pain hits me suddenly with no warning and usually last 3 days or so. I only usually get the tingling when I get the joint pain. It happens once a month or every other month or so. Another thing is, when this hits me, I can not bend my fingers all the way back. Like the muscle in my forearm is extremely tight and it hurts to push my fingers back.

I have type 2 diabetes clear unrine but,I have kidney pain and have been really tired with loose bowels? I have also had a pain in my groin docs have not found anything unusual in my ct scansor blood test the pain in my groin has been there for a few months kideny pain just started

Diabetes and Foot Pain? I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and I'm 45 years old. I am also fairly active as I am a HS football official. After the game on Friday night, I have pain in one or both my feet. In one foot, it's on the heel, on the other on the pad below my toes. It isn't always the same combination and sometimes it doesn't hurt at all. I've been diagnosed with plantar faciatis (sp?) in one foot, but the pain doesn't feel like that. Could this be linked to my diabetes? Would those diabetic "circulation socks" help at all? Or am I just getting old?

What would be a possible nursing diagnosis for pain in the left ankle that is caused by diabetes?

Does diabetes cause pain? The left side near my stomach hurts. Is it my pancreas or my liver?

i have sugar and my legs pain body dullness is that type 2 diabetes wat r the measures to reduce it? wat the main reasons for that does that mean that there is insuffency of insulin secretion in body

Can undiagnosed diabetes cause phsyical pain that can be thought for as something else.? Has anyone prior to being diagnosed thought that they had something else. Also, if my daugther has an autoimmune diesease such as Rhematoid Arthritis and Diabetes runs in our family is she more succeptable. She is six years old and recently I have found she has been wetting her bed more often and she does use the bathroom prior to bed. She has also complained of stomach aches and has aweful breath all the time. And, please no rude remarks. She does brush her teeth every day! Her breath does not smell like nail polish remover. It just retched in the morning but she always has pretty foul breath. She has regular dental exams and cleanings. Also she just had blood work for her arthritis would they have noticed anything else in her blood work?

Does diabetes cause pain in your chest?

my husband is insulin dependant, can diabetes cause him terrible pain in the back and upper stomach area? It causes him to not be able to sleep for days at a time and I try to work during the day when he does sleep and then at night I stay up with him and I am in such need of a cure so I will be able to sleep soon and function. We can not afford a doctor. Thanks in advance.

Diabetes and Lower Back Pain? I see a similar Question: somebody also is worried about Neropathy and Diabetes. I am Diabetical for Ten years Now and Inject Insulin, 18 Months ago I had Sciatica and Lower Back Pain that has not dissapeared. ================================== Do I need a referral from my doctor to get an appointment to see a neurologist? I am currently seeing my doctor for a number of things including neuropathy, diabetes and 2 herniated discs in my lower back. He has told me several times that he can not treat me for long term chronic pain yet has only referred me to a pain specialist who only does injections on my back and doesn't help with the pain for the neuropathy. I have explained to him numerous times that the injections aren't helping with the leg and feet throbbing pain due to the neuropathy. He still refuses to refer me to a neurologist and keeps telling me to go to the pain specialist.

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experiences of acupunctre for insomnia, back pain, diabetes, gastrointestine?

Foot pain-I get a stabbing pain in my feet quite regularly, is there any significance with this and diabetes?

Diabetes causing enourmous pain in feet 24/7? My Grandpa has diabetes and I guess it is causing nerve damage in his feet. I guess he's tryed all types of pills, soaking his feet, special shoes, even hypnotherapy! Anyone know something we don't that he could try that has worked for other people? Feel free to list meds too

Is pain in the big toe more likely due to diabetes or poorly fitting work shoes?

I have diabetes and have had my left foot amputed, why is phatom pain so real, feels like my toes are burning?

How can I get my 13 year old cat to take his prescribed pain meds? My cat has had diabetes and now has pain from a neuropathy. The vet prescribed pain meds but I cannot get my cat to eat food in which I have hidden the medicine. He seems to be able to smell it in the food. I waited all day yesterday and he would not eat the food with the medicine inside it. I would pop it in his mouth, but he has a tumor in his mouth and I am afraid of hurting him. I need ideas of how to trick him into eating the pain pill. Thank you!!

why the diabetes patients do not feel the pain in a heart attack?

my mum is a hypertension & diabetes patient. that day she suddenly felt pain on her heart..? my mum is a hypertension & diabetes patient. that day she suddenly felt pain on her heart..so she took a Vastarel 20mg immediately, the pain was relieved after that. Q: The Vastarel 20mg was prescribed by the doctor few years ago, and she had stopped taking that for ages...now, she's wondering if she need to take it everyday? or just take it when there's heart ache??

I am having tightness and pin pricking pain on right side beneath diaphragm. I am having diabetes. ? What could have caused the pain. Any suggestion how this can be overcome Ultrasound done and all ok. Gone to neurologist and got some med. I'm asking this hopefully someone has similar problem and got some answers for me

Is it unusual to have chest pain with mitral valve prolapse? I have chest pain in the upper right part of my chest, sometimes feel shortness of breath. I am 65 years old and not overweight don't smoke, and cholesterol is normal . I do not have high blood pressure, diabetes. I am a female.

My grandma is 70 has diabetes and gets painful leg cramps. How can we help her? My grandma is about 70 years old and has diabetes and a sugar problem. For a couple months now she has been starting to get some veryyy painful cramps in her leg foot and thigh. She sometimes wakes up at night crying cause of the pain. We have tried heating pads and such but she says it only makes the pain worse. We have tried warm showers massages with oils ... but nothing is helping and she is still in pain.... Does anyone have a good solution to the pain?

Diabetes.....what is the reason for pain in extremites in people with diabetes? I have a case study due in a couple of weeks in my anatomy class.....the lady in it has unexplained pain in both her feet....why is that? I thought there was just numbness, which shouldn't cause any pain?? Anybody out there who knows anything about this?

my foster mom has pain in her feet from diabetes. what should i tell her to do?

I have type 2 diabetes, with severe left leg pain for 2-3 hours at night. waiting on dr. appt. Any ideas?

can diabetes cause chest pain?

do you get alot of chest pain with type 2 diabetes?

If I do have diabetes, is that why I have so much body pain?

Can muscle aches and pains be related to diabetes? I do not know if I have diabetes but am going in for blood test soon. But I just woke up feeling tingly all over along with some muscle aches. However I do not feel light headed. I also have sleep apnea and am thinking it could be related to that as well. I forgot to mention I use a vpap machine for my sleep apnea but I am thinking it might need to be turned up because of this episode. Another note. My doctor did not suggest a diabetes test. I did. Because I have been getting light headed sometimes after eating and I have getting sick from just one drink of alcohol.

Is there a painless way to test blood in diabetes? My nephew who's only 9 months old developed Type 1 diabetes. My cousin checks his blood with glucometer using test strips, but because of the pain it causes the kid became very nervous and starts crying everytime his mom approaches him. I was wondering if anybody knows about alternative ways to test blood, that are not as painful and that are suitable for a kid his age. Thank you.

is very frequent urination, body pain, and a feeling of being dehyrdated signs of diabetes?

Can diabetes cause severe back pains? I was wondering if back pains are also a sign of diabetes...being that everytime I am about to sit down I get this pain usually around the tailbone area, after I sit the pain goes away, and when I'm about to get back up the pain starts again but when I am completely standing it doesn't hurt. I hope this is understandable to read...please give me some feedbacks...thanks.

i feel pain in my fingers and i have recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

Does diabetes cause pain? The left side near my stomach hurts. Is it my pancreas or my liver? On and off pain.....it is not a stomach ache

Does anyone suffer or know someone who suffers from chronic pain syndrome? My whole family suffers due to my Chronic Pain Syndrome, it's been nearly 6 years now, I am on sooo much medication I rattle when I walk, I feel like I'm going mad from the constant pain, I have basicly become a hermit, I have gained so much weight from the medications, and also from not moving around very much, that I have developed Type 2 diabetes, I get chest pains & am classed as being morbidly obese, before the accident my weight never passed 64kg, and that was when I was pregnant, I hate how I look, I can't control the pain, I live by a pain scale, 0 = no pain at all 10 = the worst pain possible, on a good day I'm around a 6 - 7. I feel like my life is over, I've seen psychologists, with out much sucsess, if anyone has any constructive ideas, I would be soooo very thankfull, that's about it for now, take care, Yvete

What would cause swelling and internal pressure to the point of extreme pain in the kidney area? 64 year old black male, paralized from the chest down, recently diagnosed with 4th stage cancer of the liver,stomach and lungs is having regular episodes of swelling in the kidney area. This is causing in internal pressure to the point of extreme pain.Patient also has severe pressure absesses on the coxyx and upper hamstring muscles,is borderline diabetic and asthematic. Asthema being treated with: Albeuterol 90mcg inhaler and asmanex 30 220mcg. Diabetes with: Avandia 4mg. Other prescriptions: Ranitidine 300mg(ulcer preventitive); Megestrol AC 40MG;Vitamin C 500 mg; Dok 100mg;Ferrous sulfate 325mg and Vitaplex Plus

What is going on with my friend? Pain, numbness, sensitive to tempereature in shoulder? My friend is having numbness and stabbing pain in her right shoulder. When she showered the warm water felt like it was too hot and she felt like it was scalding hot water but it wasn't. She had blood drawn on the same arm (to test for diabetes) done two hours before the numbness started. She says the area that is affected is approx the size of a grapefruit that initially had some splotchiness to it. Any ideas?

Why am I having right sided abdominal pain? I've had this pain just under my ribs on the right hand, and it really really hurt. The pain was like shooting pains but everywhere in that area, I very nearly called an ambulance because I was in so much pain. This is like no other pain I have ever had before, can someone please tell me what it could be and what I should do!! I have diabetes and possible epilepsy.

How long does it take to be out of pain after childbirth? Fully back to normal? Its not the pain of childbirth that scares me as much as the amount of damage that it seems to do to the body. I know people who are still in pain years after. Is this normal? When can you start having sex again? Going to work? Walking? Is it possible to get your pre-baby figure back? What about hair loss and all the illnesses like high blood pressure and diabetes? As someone has said below 'your body will never be the same again' yikes what on earth does that mean?

I have Diabetes type2 for 12 yrs. now much pain in toes and feet. hard to sleep.what can i do for it? I have Nerve desease in my feet and toes, burning sensations and tingling also. I take a nerve pill so i can sleep. not a sleeping pill but does relax the nerves..will it get worse ....and to what extent will it.? Please help becuz i have ordered a walker with a seat and brecks..don't want a wheel chair. thank u

Why am I dizzy and have neck/upper right shoulder pain? I have had back and neck pain and a grumpling stomach for a month now but recently my I have gotten a little dizzy and my vision is blurred a little and my whole body feels really heavy when I lay down. What could this possibly be. I have gotten an EKG, MRI of lower back and neck, CT scan of lower lumbar, and various bloodwork. I don't have high or low bloodpressure or diabetes. Please help!