Diabetes and foot pain commonly occur together.  Nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy is the most common contributor to diabetes foot pain. Furthermore, there are 3 types of peripheral neuropathy: sensory, motor, and autonomic neuropathy. Most of the time foot pain in diabetes is caused by the sensory type. In this type of nerve damage the pain is disproportionate to the amount insult that is causing the pain. So, in this case merely touch the skin or putting a blanket over your feet can be very painful. A person with type of foot pain from diabetes may also feel burning, tingling, or stabbing pains in their feet.

The combination of foot pain and diabetes can be found in many different instances. Motor neuropathy, another type of peripheral neuropathy, causes foot pain with diabetes as well. In this type, nerves in the muscles become affected and they begin to feel weak and …