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When I was first diagnosed I had a rash on my legs. The doctor gave me a prescription for some fucibert (or something that sounds like it) cream which helped. It is a good idea to chat to your docotor, but the rash will probably subside as your sugars come down. If my sugar levels go too high I get the rash back again and it can be very itchy and uncomfortable for a few days.
wallycorker
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I used to get itching at the bottom of my right leg just above the ankle. It's yet another of those things that I never thought of as maybe being due to my diabetic condition - I thought it might have been related to eczema but there is no patch that is typical of that condition. However, I must say this itching seems to have disappeared now that I've got good control of my blood glucose levels.
Einstein
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Very often with high blood sugars going untreated for long periods of time you're quite prone to fungal infections.
Often simply cleared up with a cream or some pills from the docs.
With diabetes we need to watch and listen to our bodies more often and carefully, observing changes. Often a trip to see your GP isn't needed, your local pharmacist is a good source of information (well worth, in my opinion having just one pharmacy for all your prescriptions, then they know exactly what you have and can tell you any interactions etc), failing that the GP nurse is also a good person to decide if you need to see the doc or not.
Often simply cleared up with a cream or some pills from the docs.
With diabetes we need to watch and listen to our bodies more often and carefully, observing changes. Often a trip to see your GP isn't needed, your local pharmacist is a good source of information (well worth, in my opinion having just one pharmacy for all your prescriptions, then they know exactly what you have and can tell you any interactions etc), failing that the GP nurse is also a good person to decide if you need to see the doc or not.
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