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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation In The Toes And Fingers?

My friend, age 75, has numbness & tingling in her toes, fingers, & around her mouth. She also has fibromyalgia & is fairly sedentary. Her mother was type one diabetic.
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Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The given symptoms could be due to fibromyalgia only and it may not be due to any pathological illness, just to clear the doubt or to confirmed the diagnosis CT head and LS spine CT can be thought, if diabetes is not being ruled out then it is advisable to get done the test, however the symptom may not be due to diabetes too.

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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation In The Toes And Fingers?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The given symptoms could be due to fibromyalgia only and it may not be due to any pathological illness, just to clear the doubt or to confirmed the diagnosis CT head and LS spine CT can be thought, if diabetes is not being ruled out then it is advisable to get done the test, however the symptom may not be due to diabetes too. Hope I have answered your query, Let me know for further assistance.