[header] How to check feet for complications of diabetes [title] Be aware of any numbness in your feet. [step] One of the initial and most common symptoms of peripheral neuropathy that diabetics notice is that their feet lose sensation and become numb. It can start in the toes and then progress to the rest of the foot and the leg in a stocking-like distribution. 
Usually both feet are affected, although one side may begin first or be more noticeable than the other. [substeps] Related to the numbness is a reduced ability to feel pain from excessive temperatures (both hot and cold).