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<blockquote data-quote="eddie1968" data-source="post: 936491" data-attributes="member: 108082"><p>I seem to be very prone to boils/skin abscesses in my groin area since being diagnosed diabetic. I'm not overweight and don't wear tight fitting clothes (not at my age, the slim fit doesn't suit me lol). I used to be prescribed Flucloxacillin 4 x 500mg daily for 10 days every time they appeared. You can't eat for an hour after taking them and must be taken on an empty stomach. I'm on insulin and found the 4 tablets a day regime pretty hard to work around with injecting. Eventually they sort of started to lose their efficacy due to regular use. Now when I get boils I am prescribed Lymecycline 408mg, which is 1 tablet daily and you can eat on them. Some people do not appreciate how big and painful they can be. I had one lanced that was the size of a golf ball and was excruciatingly painful. Ouch !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eddie1968, post: 936491, member: 108082"] I seem to be very prone to boils/skin abscesses in my groin area since being diagnosed diabetic. I'm not overweight and don't wear tight fitting clothes (not at my age, the slim fit doesn't suit me lol). I used to be prescribed Flucloxacillin 4 x 500mg daily for 10 days every time they appeared. You can't eat for an hour after taking them and must be taken on an empty stomach. I'm on insulin and found the 4 tablets a day regime pretty hard to work around with injecting. Eventually they sort of started to lose their efficacy due to regular use. Now when I get boils I am prescribed Lymecycline 408mg, which is 1 tablet daily and you can eat on them. Some people do not appreciate how big and painful they can be. I had one lanced that was the size of a golf ball and was excruciatingly painful. Ouch ! [/QUOTE]
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