Jaspreet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Asked 9 months ago

Can diabetes cause lower back pain?

For almost a year now, I've been suffering from chronic lower back pain, and it's making daily activities very difficult. I'm a diabetic, and I've heard that diabetes can sometimes affect bones and nerves. Can my diabetes be the reason for this persistent back pain?

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Preeti Sinha Preeti Sinha Joined Feb 2026 8 months ago
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Yes, high sugar can cause muscle stiffness and lead to back pain! 😟 Just keep moving, drink water, and definitely ask your doc for a quick check. Stay happy!

Rajeshwari Iyer Rajeshwari Iyer Joined Apr 2026 6 months ago

Garam pani ki sikai se thoda aaram milta hai, par back pain agar diabetes ki wajah se nerve damage se ho, toh gharelu nuskhe kaam nahi aate. Aapko specialist ko dikha kar apni sugar thik rakhni hogi.

Suresh Gupta Suresh Gupta Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago

MRI aur bade tests ka kharch bohot hota hai. Pehle ek sasta HbA1c test karwa lein aur general physician ko dikha kar unki rai lein, taaki fuzool kharcha na ho.

Madhura Bhave Madhura Bhave Joined Feb 2026 8 months ago

Diet me anti-inflammatory cheezein jaise haldi-doodh aur hari sabziyan shamil karein kyunki sugar levels high hone se back muscles me inflammation hoti hai. Lekin doctor se checkup karwana sabse zaroori hai.

Ananya Hegde Ananya Hegde Joined Jan 2026 9 months ago

Mujhe PCOS ki wajah se jab insulin spikes hote hain toh lower back pain hota hai. Diabetes me bhi aisa asar ho sakta hai, so please be careful and get yourself checked by a specialist doctor.

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Amit Deshmukh Amit Deshmukh Joined Jan 2026 9 months ago

Continuous sitting with uncontrolled diabetes worsens lower back pain. Work life se thoda time nikal kar doctor se miliye aur unki batayi physiotherpy aur sugar control plan ko follow kijiye.

Aryan Sharma Aryan Sharma Joined Feb 2026 8 months ago

Wait, really? Mujhe laga tha back pain bas ganton laptop ke samne baithne se hota hai. Agar sugar issues hain toh maybe get it checked by a doc, health ke sath risk nahi lena chahiye.

Naresh Chawla Naresh Chawla Joined Mar 2026 7 months ago

Maine apne back pain ko aam thakan samjha aur ignore kiya, baad me pata chala ki diabetic neuropathy ki wajah se nasein kamzor ho gayi thi. Meri tarah galti mat karo, jaldi doctor ko dikhao.

Kiran Bala Kiran Bala Joined Apr 2026 7 months ago

Yogasan aur gehra saans lene se reedh ki haddi ko aaram milta hai, par sugar control karna sabse badi aushadhi hai. Doctor ke margdarshan me upchar kijiye aur sath me yoga ko apnayein.

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Sneha Sen Sneha Sen Joined Apr 2026 6 months ago

Maine padha hai ki uncontrolled diabetes joints aur spine ke tissues ko damage karta hai, jisse back pain hota hai. Ye kafi normal hai par doctor se verify karna hamesha best hota hai.

Rohan Mehra Rohan Mehra Joined May 2026 5 months ago

Meetha khane ke baad jab sugar badhti hai toh back me heavy feeling hone lagti hai! Cravings par thoda break lagana padega. Doctor se milkar sugar control karo taaki hum mast kha peen sakein.

Vijay Prasad Vijay Prasad Joined Jul 2026 4 months ago

Mujhe high BP aur halki sugar dono hain, aur back pain kafi pareshan karta hai. Exercise aur medicines se ye control me rehta hai. Aap ek baar doctor ke paas jaakar apna complete checkup karwaiye.

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