Diabetic anyone?

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Dominique

I am wondering what life would be like if I didn't have the last digit of my big toe. I'm not a Diabetic (I'm obsessed with monitoring that, it runs deep in my family) However I have reoccurring bouts of neuropathy in the tip of that toe. I'm on the third day-non stop, after weeks with out a tinge from it.

I innocently walked into the ceramic tiled mud room in my bare feet, three steps in, three steps out...and WHAM, it began. I immediately soaked it in warm water, no change. The tip of the toe is the color of a grape and there is no cappillary refill if I press on the nail, however the tip of the toe is warm (as opposed to cold) I ran in a short race yesterday. I'm finding it hard to believe it's something to do with circulation. It is one of toes that was frost bitten. After three days of this, I wonder if keeping the tip of that toe was the right thing to do. I only think about it when the neuropathy is making me insane.

Hi Dominique,

Talk to your doctor....mine told me that I am absolutely forbidden to run due to the beginnings of neuropathy in my feet. I was told (and again, I'm not a doctor) that running causes tremendous damage to feet with neuropathy problems, and doing so could literally put me at risk of losing my feet.