Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar
Diabetology
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Hello doctor,
I checked with a glucometer four days ago and found my diabetes under control, but I have numbness and tingling sensations in my feet at night when I lay down. Are the glucometer readings reliable? Should I undergo a laboratory test for my diabetes? Why do I have this tingling sensation? My glucose reading was 75 mg/dL before eating and 81 mg/dL two hours after food.
Hello,
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The glucose levels mentioned are excellent, and your diabetes is under control. Today most of the standard glucometers are quite reliable. Many patients are using those for self-management of blood glucose (SMBG). However, numbness might happen due to peripheral neuropathy, which is usually seen in some diabetics even if the glucose levels are under control. Therefore, I suggest you get fasting, post-prandial, and HbA1c (hemoglobinA1c) levels checked in the laboratory and consult a diabetologist for further evaluation. Also, ask the diabetologist if medicines like Vitamin B12 or Pregabalin will help you.
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