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What Causes Needle Prick Pain In Feet And Fingers At Night In A Diabetic Person?
hello doc, Its for my dad, who is a diabetic patient for last 10 years. Recently notices getting a needle prick pain at the feet fingers during night and last for few seconds. It occurs at regular intervals through out night, there by difficuly in sleeping.
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Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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Hello,
You seem to be suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy which occurs in diabetics having longstanding uncontrolled diabetes.
Treatment requires...
Proper control of diabetes
Injectable VIT B 12 for few weeks.
Supplementation with VIT D
Use of medicines like DULOXETINE,GABAPANTINE,PREGABLIN etc for management of pain.
The best is to consult a diabetologist and get the proper treatment.
Thanks
You seem to be suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy which occurs in diabetics having longstanding uncontrolled diabetes.
Treatment requires...
Proper control of diabetes
Injectable VIT B 12 for few weeks.
Supplementation with VIT D
Use of medicines like DULOXETINE,GABAPANTINE,PREGABLIN etc for management of pain.
The best is to consult a diabetologist and get the proper treatment.
Thanks
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