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How To Treat The Numbness In Legs At Night?

I have recently been diagnosed with type 1. i have noticed few aches and pains since and am really active with sports mainly cricket and squash. I have slight numbness in legs which can be more noticed at night and have quite bad circulation in knee cap area. noticeably staying cold one playing is this common and or should i worry thanks
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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After going through your query I want to state that you are pobably diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This may be cause of aches and pains and numbness. so pleases keep your diabetes under control. As your limb is noticeably cold you can get your angiography to see status of limb because diabetes is known cause of decreased circulation due to narrowing of arteries. You can take vitamin B and C. Calcium and Evion LC is helpful in aches and pains.Analgesic such as ibuprofen is used for pain relief .You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.Hope I have answered your query.If you have any further questions then don't hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you.
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Wishing you good health.
Take care.
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How To Treat The Numbness In Legs At Night?

Hi Welcome to healthcaremagic After going through your query I want to state that you are pobably diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This may be cause of aches and pains and numbness. so pleases keep your diabetes under control. As your limb is noticeably cold you can get your angiography to see status of limb because diabetes is known cause of decreased circulation due to narrowing of arteries. You can take vitamin B and C. Calcium and Evion LC is helpful in aches and pains.Analgesic such as ibuprofen is used for pain relief .You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.Hope I have answered your query.If you have any further questions then don t hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.