my father in law is diabetic..is feeling 'itchy' one of the symptoms?
i know all a alternative symptoms which go with diabetes ,but only longed for to know if a itchiness was one….thanks
very droll paul
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Hi,
pruritis (itching) is definitely one of the symptoms of uncontrolled diabetes. Another, with which it may be confused, is a kind of ‘restless legs’ syndrome, which make legs feel very itchy (I call it my ‘shreddy’ feeling)
The best way to overcome it is to get him under a controlled condition, when his blood sugar level does not rise too high. This will get rid of most adverse effects and symptoms.
Of course various creams and ointments may help with the itchiness, but the best method is to remove the cause, not the symptom.
I have been a diabetic for 42 years (since the age of 20), so have experienced most of the symptoms common with diabetics, and a few that aren’t common!
Good luck with him (I know we’re a problem lot)
Cheers,
BobSpain
Yes it is
Yes, it’s neuropathy. Burning, too. Get a cooling cream.
may not be a symptom but a reaction to some medication he is on. I have never heard of anyone complain about itching
if his itchy tell him to put some cream on
It certainly could be as one of the symptons is bad circulation isn’t it. He might like to talk to his Dr to see if there is anything that could help him.
Where is his itch?
Dont tell ur hubby it could cause no end of grief!!!!
Yeah it is one of the symptoms, my dad is diabetic. But if you see it gets quite bad then perhaps he should go back to his doctors.
The itchiness is probably a real symptom–two things come to mind. The milder one is that diabetes often causes dry skin which itches like crazy–when I first became diabetic I had almost constant itchiness in the middle of my back.
The other possibility is that he is suffering neuropathy which can give itching and burning symptoms.
Neuropathy is peripheral nerve damage caused by out of control sugar. The dry skin (at least for me) has continued despite my sugar being under control.
I strongly suggest that he bring this problem to the attention of his doctor and if he isn’t already, testing regularly and keeping his sugar between 70-120 mg/DL.
Hi,
pruritis (itching) is definitely one of the symptoms of uncontrolled diabetes. Another, with which it may be confused, is a kind of ‘restless legs’ syndrome, which make legs feel very itchy (I call it my ‘shreddy’ feeling)
The best way to overcome it is to get him under a controlled condition, when his blood sugar level does not rise too high. This will get rid of most adverse effects and symptoms.
Of course various creams and ointments may help with the itchiness, but the best method is to remove the cause, not the symptom.
I have been a diabetic for 42 years (since the age of 20), so have experienced most of the symptoms common with diabetics, and a few that aren’t common!
Good luck with him (I know we’re a problem lot)
Cheers,
BobSpain
Yes it is
Yes, it’s neuropathy. Burning, too. Get a cooling cream.
may not be a symptom but a reaction to some medication he is on. I have never heard of anyone complain about itching
if his itchy tell him to put some cream on
It certainly could be as one of the symptons is bad circulation isn’t it. He might like to talk to his Dr to see if there is anything that could help him.
Where is his itch?
Dont tell ur hubby it could cause no end of grief!!!!
Yeah it is one of the symptoms, my dad is diabetic. But if you see it gets quite bad then perhaps he should go back to his doctors.
The itchiness is probably a real symptom–two things come to mind. The milder one is that diabetes often causes dry skin which itches like crazy–when I first became diabetic I had almost constant itchiness in the middle of my back.
The other possibility is that he is suffering neuropathy which can give itching and burning symptoms.
Neuropathy is peripheral nerve damage caused by out of control sugar. The dry skin (at least for me) has continued despite my sugar being under control.
I strongly suggest that he bring this problem to the attention of his doctor and if he isn’t already, testing regularly and keeping his sugar between 70-120 mg/DL.