Hi
@webmuppet ,
Are you certain it has anything to do with your diabetes? I only say that because in over the 51 years I've been living with type 1 my Doctors have misdiagnosed many things because they see I'm a Type 1 and they automatically assume the cause is my diabetes. The last big misdiagnosis for me was when I tore my rota-tor cuff about 10 years ago - I was kayaking and hit a over hanging tree branch that did significant damage to me when I ran in to it going at a high speed. The first doctor I saw tried to tell me it was neuropathy so I checked in to a clinic, didn't tell them I had diabetes and I finally got my shoulder properly treated (physio etc no drugs).
Every year at around this time, I get dry skin in my lower calf area of my legs as we use wood heat and during the cold months I usually stretch out my legs in front of the fire that makes my skin very dry. The same idiot doctor told me it was because of my diabetes but it mysteriously disappeared (the dry itchy skin) when I stopped stretching my legs in front of the fire for long periods of time.
Anyway, I'm not trying to diagnose your condition - as I'm not qualified to do so - however keep in mind that any physical ailments you may experience could have nothing to do with your diabetes and hence possible misdiagnosis, so explore all angles.
Just a side note - in the middle of the winter, when I wouldn't use cream the itchiness in my lower calves were like torture, I would wake up scratching in my sleep, continually scrape the skin etc. Fortunately no infections and I spend less time near the air tight wood burning fireplace now to avoid the situation.