conanthewarrior
Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 3c
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with type 3C diabetes (Essentially treated exactly the same way and is type 1 diabetes, just from external damage to the pancreas) on the 7th October 2024 so am still pretty new to this.
Around about 7 days ago the toe next to my little toe on my left foot was very itchy in the night, so I itched it, but when I looked in the morning I had somehow torn a pretty big hole across the toe in the skin.
I left it for 5 days to see how it healed, but my toe turned purple and the little toe next to it also started to go purple.
My GP was great and told me to come straight along for an emergency appointment. Long story short I have been put on the highest dose of flucloxacillin and have to go back on Friday for the nurse to see if it is healing.
I am quite worried as this is the first thing to do with my feet that has happened since my diagnosis, and I saw and old school friend the other month who had to have his toe amputated due to his diabetes.
With the antibiotics should my toe heal normally? I am really frightened something bad will happen so any support is much appreciated.
Around about 7 days ago the toe next to my little toe on my left foot was very itchy in the night, so I itched it, but when I looked in the morning I had somehow torn a pretty big hole across the toe in the skin.
I left it for 5 days to see how it healed, but my toe turned purple and the little toe next to it also started to go purple.
My GP was great and told me to come straight along for an emergency appointment. Long story short I have been put on the highest dose of flucloxacillin and have to go back on Friday for the nurse to see if it is healing.
I am quite worried as this is the first thing to do with my feet that has happened since my diagnosis, and I saw and old school friend the other month who had to have his toe amputated due to his diabetes.
With the antibiotics should my toe heal normally? I am really frightened something bad will happen so any support is much appreciated.