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Type two, had Charcot foot op on left foot twice, newly diagnosed with CKD with high potassium levels and high blood pressure

Hello @martwolves, its really important that you get the temperature of your feet checked by a competent podiatrist who has a knowledge of diabetes, my husband unfortunately had to go outside of the NHS for this but at least he got the correct diagnosis. Hope this helps

Thank you for that Hana. Unfortunately, our NHS podiatry department is no help - they missed the early stages of charcot too!! Nobody really seems to know what it is or what to do and he has been passed around and no-one has taken control of the charcot or his general diabetic care. We finally...

Thanks for sharing your stories. He has been told it will be february at the earliest before the hospital can fit him in for the operation! His podiatrist, who we see privately, has arranged for him to see a consultant foot specialist this saturday so hopefully we will have more news then. If he...

Thanks for that. May chat over the weekend :thumbup:

Thanks so much for that. We will have a look!

My husband has been diagnosed with Charcot foot in both left and right feet. He started complaining about his feet swelling up and being in considerable pain to our local GP and diabetic nurse about 2 years ago, but this was ignored by them, even prescribing water tablets stating it was water...

Hi Neil, I was diagnosed 10 years ago but controlled it with diet alone. Last year, after a cut on my toe leading to blood poisoning and a stint in hospital, my sugars were way out of control and I was put on metformin, glicazade, victoza and ramipril. Over the past year, my weight has steadily...

Congratulations!!!!

Hi Giverny, no never had my thyroid checked although my mum and sister both take medication for that. I've never struggled to lose weight before and I'm wondering if it is the Glicazade as several people have said it causes weight gain. I've had numerous blood tests recently so I assume it would...

Thanks - I have read loads of stuff on here and found it great to read other people's stories and advice. Its nice to hear from people who actually understand where I'm coming from!

Hi, I was diagnosed 10 years ago with type 2 diabetes and controlled it well with diet. In August 2011, whilst on holiday, I stood on some glass and cut my big toe. It became infected and got progressively worse and I ended up in hospital with blood poisoning! They managed to save my toe but it...