Hi Brenda - when I was first diagnosed with DM last year I had lost weight and some of my hair. I also had extreme weakness and pain in my upper arms and shoulders and when I tried to walk it felt like wading in treacle. My hands and fingers blew up like sausages and were quite painful and there was a slight rash on a couple of fingers. The tell tale signs were also on my right eyelid which turned red and a violet patch on my stomach. A year and a half on I feel better but still have bad and good days like the rest of us. I think its a case of taking the rough with the smooth. Hope this helps. Take care.

good morning!!
For me i had tingling. didnt swell though. i also noticed that my limbs would fall asleep very easily.
if you are concerned i would call your doc and get a look over! wouldnt want anything to get worse if you can catch it early :)
GL

Hi Brenda, I am not a doctor. I was going to write out all this stuff about my swelling, but here is the bottom line - my kidneys kick out the fluids which causes the swelling in my fingers, arms, legs, and hands. DM and/or diabetes can communicate with kidneys to kick out fluids. I try to eat a kidney friendly diet. I also stay hydrated with plenty of water which is helpful too.

Here is a tricky thing to consider - sodium changes high or low is something to watch carefully. You might consider asking the doctor to check sodium levels which can switch around in weird ways due to diabetes.

I know you work hard to stay healthy. You might consider asking the doctor about any diet changes that might help too. There is only so much that we can do on our part. I watch my blood work scores and try to use diet and meds to keep scores in-range if possible. I also closely watch blood sugar and blood pressure scores too.

Best Wishes.

Other than a rash I believe that I have all the other things which you all have listed. I have been very swollen since Feb and all of my doctors can't seem ti give me a reason why. My fingers and toes look like sausages well as the rest of my body is also swollen, even the tips of my fingers where I have to prick myself to get my blood glucose for testing. My eyelids are swollen and my former neurologist gav eme some reason as to why but it wasn't due to DM. I am going to bring this up to my new rheumy when I go back for my follow-up appointment and she can do whatever testing she needs to order. I feel a sif I am my own new provider as I am practicing on myself everyday. Thank you all again for giving me this much needed info. Not proofreading again.