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Diabetic, On Medicines, Feel Tingling And Shock Like Sensation Running Through Legs. Cause?

my name is olayinka. i am 34yrs old and i was diagnosed with a type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. i was placed on metformin and glycacid, which i miss using sometimes. anyway, i have been feeling a little tingle, like an electric current , run through my legs lately (especially under my feet). what is it. what could be the cause? should i be alarmed?

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Hello,

You're a Type II diabetic patient on OHA's.
But you're not adhering to the treatment strictly.
First few years of diabetes is a very crucial period.
If the blood sugars are controlled very effectively,in late the diabetes and its complications will be controlled effectively due to memory mechanism.

Now coming to your problem.
Due to hyperglycemia the peripheral nerves are damaged and this process starts in the prediabetic stage itself.
This is Diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
You should take control of your Diabetes to restrict the progression of Diabetic neuropathy.
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Diabetic, On Medicines, Feel Tingling And Shock Like Sensation Running Through Legs. Cause?

Hello, You re a Type II diabetic patient on OHA s. But you re not adhering to the treatment strictly. First few years of diabetes is a very crucial period. If the blood sugars are controlled very effectively,in late the diabetes and its complications will be controlled effectively due to memory mechanism. Now coming to your problem. Due to hyperglycemia the peripheral nerves are damaged and this process starts in the prediabetic stage itself. This is Diabetic peripheral neuropathy. You should take control of your Diabetes to restrict the progression of Diabetic neuropathy.