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Broken Toe, Doc or no Doc

maplelime

maplelime

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I slammed my foot into the door jamb this morning, I'm pretty sure I broke my little piggy, its swollen and turning blue. With no diabetes there isn't anything a doctor can do, so with type two is it the same, do I need to just keep my eye on it? thanks
 
maplelime said:
I slammed my foot into the door jamb this morning, I'm pretty sure I broke my little piggy, its swollen and turning blue. With no diabetes there isn't anything a doctor can do, so with type two is it the same, do I need to just keep my eye on it? thanks
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Think I might be temped to make an appointment. Why not ring NHS direct then the doc can decide!
 
Scandichic said:
Think I might be temped to make an appointment. Why not ring NHS direct then the doc can decide!
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Thanks
I'm in Canada but I can contact one here, I too have lost 18lbs so far, keep it up.


Andy12345 said:
nah, its just a pinky, :) you got 9 more toes, dont be greedy
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Ha ha ha Love it....thanks (didn't want to go see a doc anyway, its too cold to leave the house )
 
maplelime said:
Thanks
I'm in Canada but I can contact one here, I too have lost 18lbs so far, keep it up.



Ha ha ha Love it....thanks (didn't want to go see a doc anyway, its too cold to leave the house )
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Doh! Sorry! image.jpg
 
maplelime said:
I slammed my foot into the door jamb this morning, I'm pretty sure I broke my little piggy, its swollen and turning blue. With no diabetes there isn't anything a doctor can do, so with type two is it the same, do I need to just keep my eye on it? thanks
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Poor you. A broken toe is agony, and takes far longer to heal than you'd think.

I recently broke my big toe and did go to A&E. They said I was right to go, but only because it was my big toe: for any other toe, the doctor said stay at home, do the Rest, Ice, Elevate routine, take painkillers (preferably ibuprofen) and keep an eye on it. Expect to be able to wiggle it a bit after two weeks and to be more or less OK after six to eight. If the swelling or bruising get worse instead of better or if the toe starts to ooze or smell, go straight to the doctor. Expect it to heal more slowly than average, especially if your BG is high.

Kate
 
Try and strap it to the next toe that will give it some support.
 
Sounds very painful, I would definitely have it looked at by a Dr, with having diabetes we do have to be very careful with our feet.
 
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