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[|Human|] I am 60 yrs old. Female. overweight. 5 5 . I feel like I have a pinched nerve coming from my lower back/hip area that runs down the back of my left leg. My left arm and foot are tingly/numb feeling. I am prediabetic. Am I looking at stroke symtoms? What should I do?
[|AI|]  Hello, You have tingling numbness of both left sided limbs. This does favor the possibility of stroke. The pinched nerve will usually involve only 1 limb (unless 2 roots are getting pinched). And being a diabetic, you could have a peripheral neuropathy, but that causes symptoms in all 4 limbs usually. So yes, given the symptoms you mentioned, I would consider stroke as the first possibility. Do meet a neurologist to get a brain scan done. Medication will depend on the report of the scan. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.