 [ Symptoms ] what is the difference between health insurance plans offered on the exchanges and private plans off of the exchanges  are the off exchange plans now required to cover all of the same essential benefits as those under the aca [ Disease ] if this is a recent development my concern would be whether or not you are checking your sugars regularly and keeping them controlled it was traditionally thought that many people with type 2 diabetes would never develop diabetic neuropathy because it takes quite some time to come on however we are seeing more of this in patients with type 2 for various reasons including late diagnosis and people living longer with type 2 if this is a new symptom i would recommend you make an appointment with your health care provider he or she may want to make changes to your medication regimen meanwhile you should proactively take charge of your diet and exercise routines check your sugars regularly and avoid drinking alcohol if you are overweight work on getting your weight down that will help your type 2 overall by the way great job on checking your feet regularly foot ulcers are nothing to fool around with when you have diabetes take care