My feet feel numb. Am I diabetic?

A: Not every case of peripheral neuropathy is due to diabetes. Also, not every diabetic develops peripheral neuropathy. I find some of my Houston patients are told by physicians that the numbness of peripheral neuropathy is a precursor to diabetes. This is not true.

Peripheral neuropathy can, and often, stand alone from diabetes. When diabetics do develop peripheral neuropathy, it is a result of diabetes and not vice versa. In fact, there are even those who are diabetic, but the cause of peripheral neuropathy is from something else!

Now that I've provided more confusion, the bottom line is to not make assumptions. Visit your Houston podiatrist to determine the cause of your peripheral neuropathy.

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