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Question
I have type 2 diabetes
along with a burning, sensitive feeling in my upper thigh. What can this be? What causes this?
Answer
Burning pain anywhere suggests that a nerve is irritated
or inflamed. One
cause for this is diabetes, but the upper thigh
is not a common site
for diabetic
neuropathy
in my experience.
You don't say whether
the burning feeling is at the front or the
back of the thigh.
If it's at the back of the thigh then it's highly
likely to be
originating in the lower back. If it's
in the front of the thigh, it could be
from the back or perhaps due to a local nerve irritation around the
hip. The most likely cause of the latter is
a condition called
Meralgia paraesthetica.
You can search Google
to see if the description fits with your symptoms.
