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Medusa

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Had to visit my dr due to a skin irritation on my leg..... he said it was typical in diabetics, which upset me a little as i feel i am fairly well controlled at the moment..... prob me being oversensitive i know.... anyway he reckons not to shave my legs too.... grrr.... wondering if any ladies have had this issue with shin skin and if so does it go away..... got steroid cream for it.... figners crossed
 
Well, I don't shave my legs, but I have heard many stories of GPs blaming diabetes for conditions that they find difficult to diagnose otherwise - and believe that they will often not look further once they know you have diabetes. Could you look for a second opinion?
 
Medusa said:
Had to visit my dr due to a skin irritation on my leg..... he said it was typical in diabetics, which upset me a little as i feel i am fairly well controlled at the moment..... prob me being oversensitive i know.... anyway he reckons not to shave my legs too.... grrr.... wondering if any ladies have had this issue with shin skin and if so does it go away..... got steroid cream for it.... figners crossed
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Hi Medusa,
all you need to do is look surprised and say, ok fair enough but if I wasn't diabetic what would it be? :D
 
I'm liking Pumper Sue's reply! At least it's not the middle of summer Medusa so you can get away with not shaving legs unlike in the summer - although Northy seems to manage it haha! I too get fed up of docs saying everything is due to diabetes. Hope the irritation soon clears up for you.
 
Medusa said:
Had to visit my dr due to a skin irritation on my leg..... he said it was typical in diabetics, which upset me a little as i feel i am fairly well controlled at the moment..... prob me being oversensitive i know.... anyway he reckons not to shave my legs too.... grrr.... wondering if any ladies have had this issue with shin skin and if so does it go away..... got steroid cream for it.... figners crossed
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Be very carefull with the steriod cream, Apply very thinly, to much to often will thin your skin. The steriod cream prescribed for me for my leg problems was called Betnovate which contains Corticosteroid. After using it for quite a while, I had a burning sensation in the back of my leg, and discovered a spot about 4 inches square where the skin had peeled off and left it , well only way to describe is it looked like the skin had been taken off for regrafting, it was very sore.

John.
 
betnovate used to be sort of a first line defence for all sorts of stuff in the past - 'wedding ring eczema' for instance (which isn't eczema, it's usually cos water gets trapped down the back of your wedding ring and surprise surprise, your finger doesn't like it!) (unless your wedding ring is made of base metal LOL)

Sue - that is the question I ALWAYS ask !

Just call us the Cynical Sisters .... eh?
 
Hi

I am not diabetic, but have awfully dry skin on my shins which at times itches like mad and I scratch them until they bleed. The thing I find 100% effective is Aqueous Cream. Available at chemists in big tubs. It is non-perfumed so doesn't irritate sore skin. If you apply it two or three times a day it works amazingly well and instantly I find. When you shower or bathe it acts like soap and comes off leaving your skin feeling all silky, but you need to apply more after a bath or shower.

Certainly worth a try for a few days, and it is really inexpensive. I just don't remember to apply it often enough, only when the itching gets bad, which is often half an hour after I have got into a nice warm bed! I do find my legs get affected by both hot weather and cold or windy weather. When it's a nice ambient 16c then they are fine :D
 
when I had cellulitis the doctor gave me some dermol cream which seems to be helpfull. It is quite expensive to buy so you could ask the doctor to prescribe you some. I think it is available from the pharmacy counter.
 
I have itchy shins occasionally, but I have Diprobase cream prescribed as I have to use it on my "boob" which got zapped with radiotherapy for early breast cancer. Nurse at my practise told me to use it for both.

I tend to use it on my legs about twice a week which seems to be "just what the doctor ordered". You can get it without prescription but I don't know how expensive it is. I'd watch any long term use of a steriod cream. Needed 1 years ago for a very dry patch above my eye & was warned it would thin the skin so only use for the shortest possible duration.

Wish me luck next Thursday as time for my second mammograme check to make sure nothing has returned. Can't believe it has been 2 years already since my active treatment finished.

Have a good Friday
Lynne
 
SimplesL said:
Wish me luck next Thursday as time for my second mammograme check to make sure nothing has returned. Can't believe it has been 2 years already since my active treatment finished.

Have a good Friday
Lynne
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Good luck, the treatment is very good these days and people are getting less and less problems.
 
Medusa said:
Had to visit my dr due to a skin irritation on my leg..... he said it was typical in diabetics, which upset me a little as i feel i am fairly well controlled at the moment..... prob me being oversensitive i know.... anyway he reckons not to shave my legs too.... grrr.... wondering if any ladies have had this issue with shin skin and if so does it go away..... got steroid cream for it.... figners crossed
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This article explains skin conditions that diabetics are prone to. It does say that anyone can have skin problems.

Skin Complications.

http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/skin-complications.html
 
Good luck Lynne I hope you get the all clear
 
good luck to simples L and thanks for all the info i have aqueous cream and diprobase and no joy with either, they gave me fucibet.... using an electric razor when i need to now rather than a blade and will keep an eye on how things go
 
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Medusa said:
Had to visit my dr due to a skin irritation on my leg..... he said it was typical in diabetics, which upset me a little as i feel i am fairly well controlled at the moment..... prob me being oversensitive i know.... anyway he reckons not to shave my legs too.... grrr.... wondering if any ladies have had this issue with shin skin and if so does it go away..... got steroid cream for it.... figners crossed
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hello medusa
before i was diagnosed my hands were peeling for 3 years with doctors saying all kinds of things..I applied while sitting down in the evening good amounts of e45...Let it dry then apply again and agin..Do this for a week or two without missing a day and it will clear..prescrition e45 is better of which i get of the mother in law...that steroid cream does no good..good luck
 
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