With winter on its way and temperatures gradually dropping, if you can still feel your toes getting cold even with the heating on, perhaps you need to consider these reasons.

Hypothyroidism

The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ of the human body, as it controls the body’s energy utilisation. Its secretion of thyroid hormones can effectively promote the oxygen consumption rate of tissues throughout the body, thereby increasing the body’s ability to produce heat. Together with adrenaline, it is also responsible for the body’s thermoregulation. If the thyroid gland becomes hypothyroid and secretes less thyroxine, it will affect the conversion of energy in our body, perhaps leading to cold hands and feet.

Raynaud’s disease

We may be unfamiliar with Raynaud’s disease, to put it simply, our body reacts sharply to the cold. This condition mainly occurs in winter when the temperature drops. The cold induces a narrowing of the arteries, which leads to a change in the colour of our limbs, occasionally accompanied by a hint of pain, especially when warming up, which can be a little tingling. If this happens to you, it is important to keep the distal extremities warm and avoid exposure to the cold.

Diabetes

There are many complications of diabetes, and cold toes are one of the complications of diabetes. Mainly because of the presence of diabetes long-term high blood sugar induced peripheral neuropathy, affecting the foot nerves to the temperature, mechanical stimulation oversensitive. Once the surrounding temperature starts to change, the nerves in the feet will catch the sensitivity change and the cold toes will appear. Therefore, if you have diabetes, please be sure to take the right medication to control the stability of blood sugar, and at the same time do a good job of keeping your feet warm to avoid cold stimulation of the feet.

Peripheral vascular disease

If you are a diabetic patient who has not controlled blood sugar reasonably for a long time, please take the initiative to pay attention to it. Because peripheral vascular disease is one of the most likely complications of diabetes. Due to the long-term stimulation of blood vessels by high blood sugar, the elasticity of part of the arterial wall will gradually decline, and there is a possibility of brittleness and thickness thickening. This in turn affects the circulation of blood. The blood circulation of the whole body will directly affect the distribution of heat throughout the body, if some of our blood circulation abnormalities affect the circulation and distribution of blood flow in the feet, it will also appear the situation of cold toes. Therefore, if you are a diabetic, please take the initiative to pay attention to it. Control your blood sugar level properly to avoid further complications.

Low blood pressure

Low blood pressure is defined as a systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure of less than 60 mmHg. Low blood pressure affects the blood supply to the distal limbs, including the hands and feet, and the restricted circulation of blood pressure affects the maintenance of the temperature of the hands and feet. Low blood pressure can be triggered by weakness or heart and vascular disease, so it is important to pay close attention to it. This is not only to keep your feet warm, but also to avoid excessive fluctuations in blood pressure that could lead to other accidents, including dizziness and fainting.

Hypercholesterolaemia

For some overweight or obese people, high cholesterol may be often encountered. Due to high blood fat in the body, the index represented by high cholesterol will often exceed the standard. Cholesterol will selectively accumulate in the inner wall of the blood vessels, in addition to triggering vascular inflammation will also lead to blood thickening, affecting the speed of blood flow, thus indirectly slowing down the circulation of blood affecting the heat circulation in the feet. Therefore, if you have high cholesterol or are overweight or obese, it is important to establish a balanced, healthy lifestyle and find the right relief to reduce the incidence of this condition.

Cold toes are a common occurrence for many people, especially for those who still feel cold even when the heating is on, so I hope this article can solve your problems.