Recent Content by purplepurplexx

I am not an expert but I will share my experience... When my brother was in hospital 2 weeks ago I said to him "your breath smells like pear drops" (the sweet) and the doctor was there and explained it to me. But I don't wanna get it mixed up, so I have copied this from a diabetes booklet from...

Are the two related (dry skin and diabetes)? I have seen loaddddds of Podiatrist. I've had 4 broken feet in my time, Bunion surgery and problems with plantar facitiiss/pronation/Supintation and I'm only 24. Anyway he has never mentioned my skin on my feet. I thought that was more for the...

As long as you can fulfil the job description that they want then go fot it. I don't think anyone should ever let anything get in their way of what they want. I actually have an autistic brother. He was told he wouldn't really achieve. He is starting university in September and has been working...

........Teco/asda/sainsburys they all sell them. I always get put off buying them, I only tasted them once when I was at resturant and was put off because they was so oily. I never ate omlettes for 8 years once because one made me sick. So maybe in a few years I will like sweet potatos lol

Hi, I don't know if having a pain in the heels has anything to do with diabetes. But I have bad pain in my heels. It was diagnosed as plantar fasciitis which was caused by pronation of the foot. Now I have special insoles. You can never know what is wrong. Just go to the doctor explain the...

Hi there, I will explain my situation. I am 24 years old 5ft9 144lbs, that might be overweight I am not sure. Anyway Diabetes runs in the family and I tested myself using my mums kit (clean needle) and my blood glucose level was 9.4(first thing in morning/fasting). I completley changed how I...