Table 3.

Reported discomfort with painful diabetic neuropathy (n=192)

Feelings of most discomfort	n (%)
Prickling, stabbing, tingling, numbness, stinging	61 (31.8)
Dry and painful	52 (27.1)
Burning pain	37 (19.3)
Inexplicable dullness…excruciating	28 (14.6)
My legs do not belong to me…	14 (7.3)
Areas of most discomfort
One or both bases or dorsal areas or toes of the feet	173 (90.1)
Lower extremities…below knee	19 (9.9)
Most discomfort felt
During sleeping and worse at night	76 (39.6)
Anytime or all day long	73 (38.0)
During walking	27 (14.1)
When waking up in the morning	12 (6.3)
During cold days	4 (2.1)