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<blockquote data-quote="jacks69" data-source="post: 233676" data-attributes="member: 39420"><p>You could also try wearing only cotton clothing close to the skin as this allows the skin to breathe better and helps to keep the skin cool.</p><p>Calamine cream is useful for constant itching - the cream doesnt leave the white powdery patches on the skin as the calamine lotion does.</p><p>I use aloe vera shampoo from the health food shop - its expensive but have found this also helps aleviate the itching of the scalp.</p><p>There are also many other reasons for your skin to be itching too - may not be due to the bg levels. Lack of certain minerals and vitamins in your body can also cause the itching. Low levels of iron and certain liver problems. </p><p>I always suffer from itching of the scalp and back and legs. Drives me mad sometimes - have u asked your doctor to do blood tests to check your hba1c and for iron levels etc - that wud at least take some probs off the list of possible causes. Hopefully will help lessen your worry or make u aware of what needs to be done to get you feeling well again</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacks69, post: 233676, member: 39420"] You could also try wearing only cotton clothing close to the skin as this allows the skin to breathe better and helps to keep the skin cool. Calamine cream is useful for constant itching - the cream doesnt leave the white powdery patches on the skin as the calamine lotion does. I use aloe vera shampoo from the health food shop - its expensive but have found this also helps aleviate the itching of the scalp. There are also many other reasons for your skin to be itching too - may not be due to the bg levels. Lack of certain minerals and vitamins in your body can also cause the itching. Low levels of iron and certain liver problems. I always suffer from itching of the scalp and back and legs. Drives me mad sometimes - have u asked your doctor to do blood tests to check your hba1c and for iron levels etc - that wud at least take some probs off the list of possible causes. Hopefully will help lessen your worry or make u aware of what needs to be done to get you feeling well again [/QUOTE]
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