The lungs also help the body to get rid of CO 2 gas when we breathe out. There are a number of other jobs carried out by the lungs that include: 1  Changing the pH of blood (whether the blood is more acid or alkali) by increasing or decreasing the amount of CO 2 in the body. 2  Filtering out small blood clots formed in veins.
Anxiety, however, is often the cause of jelly legs, especially severe anxiety. Take our free 7 minute anxiety test to score your anxiety severity and learn more about how to control your anxiety. Start the anxiety test here. When your legs feel like jelly, standing can feel unusual. It may be accompanied by dizziness or balance issues that are either related to the weakness in your legs, or the direct result of anxiety causing other symptoms and conditions.
This type of neuropathy is more common in those with type 2 diabetes and in older people. Proximal neuropathy causes weakness in the legs, manifested by an inability to go from a sitting to a standing position without help.erve disease caused by type 2 diabetes is the leading cause of amputation of feet, toes, legs, hands and arms among diabetes sufferers.