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What Causes Numbness From Knee To Foot In A Diabetic?

I am a diabetic and I feel like I am walking on a plasic ball and can even feel a round soft area that makes a weird feeling in my foot . My left foot if you just lightly brush across it it feels like stinging nettles touching my foot . I fell on my left knee twice and it hit pretty hard. It is numb from my knee to the top of my foot but it is super sensitive .Weird huh???
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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Diabetes causes damage in neural pathways i.e nerves. Its a slow process and takes long till the symptoms start. This numbness is a symptom of diabetic neuropathy.
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What Causes Numbness From Knee To Foot In A Diabetic?

Diabetes causes damage in neural pathways i.e nerves. Its a slow process and takes long till the symptoms start. This numbness is a symptom of diabetic neuropathy.