Suggest treatment for tingling sensation in feet and legs
Patient: Hi my husband 43yrs old diabetic has had high blood sugars this evening. Just a few minutes ago his left side went tingling including his tongue. He said this tongue has a metallic taste. I took his blood pressure and it was ok & he did take some baby aspirin. Blood sugars are coming down now and the tingling feeling is diminished to both feet and shin area. Doctor: Hello madam,I understand your concern about your husband.A diabetic patient can have tingling sensation in his body as a result of nerve damage due to high blood sugars,but the pattern of these sensations is usually chronic, symmetrical in both feet extending upto legs(sometimes upto thighs and trunk also) and both hands extending upto forearms(sometimes arms and face also).But this is usually symmetrical and chronic.In your husband's case it appears to be an sudden episodic, sharply demarcated  to one side of the body including face and tongue(which is unusual).Being of sudden onset and restricted to one side of the body followed by recovery,these sensory symptoms mandates a neurological consultation to rule out a vascular event like a transient ischemic attack or even stroke(although,sharp demarcation  of sensory abnormality including face and tongue is rare in stroke).Improved and now limited symmetrically to both feet and shin area,is something i mentioned above and well explainable with diabetes.I hope it will be of help.