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This post has nothing to do with circus bears. I added them to the title as a cheap stunt to get views.
I've searched the forums for tingling/pins and needles in the feet and have found only advice about 'hot foot'. That doesn't seem to match the symptoms I'm exhibiting so I thought I'd start a new thread. 5 weeks ago yesterday, I came down with a URI that was primarily focused in my head (congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc.). I had just put in a decent week of training (730 TSS) so taking a few days off the bike was probably a good idea. After a few days, the virus moved into my chest and made camp there for the next 10 days or so. Eventually, a trip to the Doc in the Box and a prescription for zithromax finally cured me. Total of 3 weeks sick with 1+ weeks off the bike.
When the cold set in, I began feeling a mild pins and needles sensation in both feet all the time. I could stand, walk and ride without grimacing, but the sensation was always there. It was present when I woke up and still there when I went to bed. It did/does seem like the sensation is less noticable following a ride, which I guess is a good thing. On several occassions, I have ridden specifically to quiet the tingling.
Mechanically, I upgraded my pedals from old delta Look pedals to Keo Carbons about a week prior to getting sick. I put roughly 60 miles on the new pedals before getting sick and staying off the bike. I don't recall feeling anything during that week to indicate it was the pedals, and I don't think there's much of a difference between the old and new Look pedals (though if the stack height was so significantly different as to require a saddle height adjustment, that might explain a whole lot). I also bought a new pair of Bontrager RXL shoes, but only wore them twice (they're white and it's been raining a lot). I upgraded my saddle about 5 months ago and have had zero problems with it. Everything else is the same as it has been since I was fitted last April.
I've sought medical advice from the same doctor that gave me the antibiotics for the URI. He listened my history, nodded in agreement, shared a few cycling stories and ordered a 'random blood glucose' test to check for diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy is one of many explanations for chronic pins and needles in the feet. The result was 101 about 2 hours after drinking a Starbucks grande caffe mocha. My feeling (and that of the members of diabetesforums.com) is that a 101 is well within normal limits and I do not have diabetes. However, this doctor feels I am diabetic with no other evidience to suggest that diagnosis is accurate. I am going through with a workup so I can rule diabetes out as a possible cause, but I'm fairly sure the results will be negative and I'll be back to looking for the root cause.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is there a cycling-related cause? I don't think the symptoms began with the new pedals, but I haven't ruled anything out yet and am willing to try whatever to fix it. I went back to my old shoes and have been making sure they're not too tight. The old and new pedals are very similar and the only real difference I noted was that the Keos appear a bit shorter. My cleats are in the same position, which is nearly all the way back (towards the heel).
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I've searched the forums for tingling/pins and needles in the feet and have found only advice about 'hot foot'. That doesn't seem to match the symptoms I'm exhibiting so I thought I'd start a new thread. 5 weeks ago yesterday, I came down with a URI that was primarily focused in my head (congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc.). I had just put in a decent week of training (730 TSS) so taking a few days off the bike was probably a good idea. After a few days, the virus moved into my chest and made camp there for the next 10 days or so. Eventually, a trip to the Doc in the Box and a prescription for zithromax finally cured me. Total of 3 weeks sick with 1+ weeks off the bike.
When the cold set in, I began feeling a mild pins and needles sensation in both feet all the time. I could stand, walk and ride without grimacing, but the sensation was always there. It was present when I woke up and still there when I went to bed. It did/does seem like the sensation is less noticable following a ride, which I guess is a good thing. On several occassions, I have ridden specifically to quiet the tingling.
Mechanically, I upgraded my pedals from old delta Look pedals to Keo Carbons about a week prior to getting sick. I put roughly 60 miles on the new pedals before getting sick and staying off the bike. I don't recall feeling anything during that week to indicate it was the pedals, and I don't think there's much of a difference between the old and new Look pedals (though if the stack height was so significantly different as to require a saddle height adjustment, that might explain a whole lot). I also bought a new pair of Bontrager RXL shoes, but only wore them twice (they're white and it's been raining a lot). I upgraded my saddle about 5 months ago and have had zero problems with it. Everything else is the same as it has been since I was fitted last April.
I've sought medical advice from the same doctor that gave me the antibiotics for the URI. He listened my history, nodded in agreement, shared a few cycling stories and ordered a 'random blood glucose' test to check for diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy is one of many explanations for chronic pins and needles in the feet. The result was 101 about 2 hours after drinking a Starbucks grande caffe mocha. My feeling (and that of the members of diabetesforums.com) is that a 101 is well within normal limits and I do not have diabetes. However, this doctor feels I am diabetic with no other evidience to suggest that diagnosis is accurate. I am going through with a workup so I can rule diabetes out as a possible cause, but I'm fairly sure the results will be negative and I'll be back to looking for the root cause.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Is there a cycling-related cause? I don't think the symptoms began with the new pedals, but I haven't ruled anything out yet and am willing to try whatever to fix it. I went back to my old shoes and have been making sure they're not too tight. The old and new pedals are very similar and the only real difference I noted was that the Keos appear a bit shorter. My cleats are in the same position, which is nearly all the way back (towards the heel).
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
