My fingertips worse today
 

My finger tips seem to be what bothers me the most. They hurt all the time it's so hard to do anything. My motel is getting busy and I can't keep up with the work. Pulling the hot sheets out of the dryer is awful for me. My fingers were feeling a little better then I cleaned out a freezer and realized my fingers really hurt. Is it from the cold that now they are worse again?

Here is a good site concerning the different types of diabetes and what can happen. Maybe you have read similar ones.

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/neuropathies/

Are you using some cleaning compound with bare hands? Solvents? GooGone is esp hard on the skin.

My fingers hurt if I don't wear gloves... certain chemicals defat the skin on the tips of the fingers, and then, the nerves are more sensitive and exposed.

I use a lot of different cleaners, I better get used to wearing gloves.

Yes... these strip off the natural oils protecting your skin.
Also pressing too hard/ rubbing or sanding wood can injure the nerves in the fingers for some.