I have had cold feet since before I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, about 8 years ago. It is getting worse. I am physically active (when the weather permits I walk 6-10 miles per day at a 4 mile/hour pace) and am thin. I am a non-smoker, non-drinker. My doctor gave me an MRI and an echo-gram on my legs/feet and I have great circulation. When the warm weather comes it goes away. Problem is...I live in the Northwest where it seems to hover around 45-50 degrees 6 months of the year. I even tried to hike the entire length of the PCT last year (2,600 miles - making it only 120 miles). The hiking was no problem but the sleeping (or trying to sleep) at night was. My toes get dark red. I even hike 20+ miles some days. Even at night, inside the house with the heat on...my feet are cold if temp drops at night. My feet get cold from the heel to the toes. I sleep with heated blanket, quilt and heavy long-johns. I don't have this problem at all in a warm climate. Doctors have suspected Raynaud's syndrome and lupus. I have great readings on blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels. My A1c was even down to 6.2 right before I went on the hike. I have a hard time sleeping at night. It doesn't seem to matter WHAT I do to my feet to keep warm. They seem to get warm when they are *** ready to do it themselves. I am 5'4" and 140 lbs., 58 years old and am on a Mediterranean diet. I thought it might be coffee (I drink 2 cups a day - sometime more) but I gave it up during my hike. Nothing seems to work. Doc says I am in great shape but I go back in a couple of weeks for the results of my test. When I went back down to Southern California in August the temp was in the high 90's low 100's and my body loved it. No problems at all.
HELP!!
HELP!!