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type2 with ankle fracture mallelolus

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Hi ,

I have been type 2 for 18 months with very good hba1c av 5.1 until recently.

2 weeks ago i had a bad fall, and have been ff work confined to house,

crutches, etc whats concerning me is im up again for the 2nd night with severe itching around the area of the fracture, Im having to try to stop itching it and ripping the skin, painkillers not working.

can anyone suggest anything please? Because of injury and lack of movement, my bs has been very high twice up to 13.1 but hovering around 8.5 -9.0

many thanks.

forss
 
Hi forss, welcome to the forum 🙂 Very sorry to hear about your ankle :( I've broken both an arm and a leg in the past, although in my pre-diagnosis days, and I remember having periods of bad itching as they healed. Are you in a cast? If not, it might be worth asking your doctor for some topical ibuprofen which may work and might be able to be taken alongside any oral painkillers. If you are in a cast then obviously that would make the application of creams much more difficult, if not impossible, but I would still go and see the doctor if you are concerned - he-she should be able to examine it and confirm whether you are receiving a good blood flow to the area.

Regarding your levels, perhaps there are some chair-based exercises you can do to help keep your levels down? It sounds as though you have done a great job since diagnosis as managing your levels, so it's very understandable that you are concerned that they are now much higher than usual, however they are still not excessively high under the circumstances - perhaps reducing your carb intake will help.

Hopefully, it will be a relatively short time before you are able to be more active, so you will not have to endure the higher levels for long. The stress of having high levels is probably playing a part in raising them, along with the frustrations and inactivity, so try to stay relaxed if possible - I hope you are up and about again very soon 🙂

Hopefully, some of our members with more direct experience will be able to offer you the benefit of their experiences! 🙂
 
Welcome forss.

Since you say itching is your problem, painkillers won't help, but antihistamines, such as chlorphenamine (commonest trade name Piriton) might. If the problem is mainly at night, then there's no problem, and even an advantage, using an antihistamine that can cause drowsiness. Anyway, best to ask a pharmacist or doctor for advice.
 
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Hi,

thanks for taking the time to reply, I will try piriton.

thanks again forss
 
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