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Can having prediabetes cause pain and burning in my feet?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Stacy Wiegman, PharmD
Pharmacy
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Prediabetes rarely causes symptoms. So it is unlikely that prediabetes will cause pain and burning in your feet. Those sensations can be symptoms of type 2 diabetes, however, because that disease can cause damage to the nerves in the feet. This condition is called diabetic neuropathy. It can also cause a loss of sensation in the feet.

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