Is diabetic neuropathy physically hot?!

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Diabetic neuropathy is neither hot nor cold. Neuropathy is nerve-ending damage which doesn't affect specific temperature recognition. It's down to individual recognition as perception is an individual thing.

If you are experiencing warm or hot sensations, it's something that you should mention to your doctor as this COULD indicate presence of infection and should be brought to the attention of your doctor so that s/he can examine you. Check for altered colouration [coloration, if you're American] too.

Nerve damage - or neuropathy - is the reakdown of the myelin sheath around the nerves. Without this protection the electrical signals are not transferred properly just like if you stripped the covering off the electrical wires in you house.

As the nerve damage gets worse, the nerves either lose their ability to transmit information (numbness) or they start sending false signals (Pain or tingling) It can also produce the burning feeling.

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only hot to the person who is experiencing it.