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>We've seen in a couple of medical references, that burning feet can be >one of the symptoms of diabetes. Any one have any more info on this? > >Betti Adams [log in to unmask] > Betti, Burning feet in diabetes is related to a condition called diabetic neuropathy (also called polyneuropathy, peripheral neuropathy), which is a common long-term complication of diabetes. The nerve damage causes sensory abnormalities that usually begin in the lower extremities--the feet are usually the first to be affected. The symptoms vary from mild, occasional tingling to complete numbness to an extreme burning sensation. I've been a diabetic for 30 years, and for the last 10 years or so have experienced all of the above symptoms of neuropathy (in my feet)--which come and go at random. The burning, by far, is the worst. The only relief is to plunge my feet into a bucket of ice water, and leave them there until they are numbed by the cold. Of course, I can't feel anything after that, but at least the burning stops! Lucy Hartley [log in to unmask]