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My 88 year old T2 Dad is staying with me in New Zealand for 3 months to escape the English winter. He has an extremely itchy spot on the top of one foot which has been on going for a couple of months. He's had ecszma (sp?) type rashes elsewhere which his GP gave him meds for, but this one is weird because there's no obvious marks. There is a drop in clinic that I'll take him to if I have to, but I thought I'd ask around here first. At this stage we're wondering
1) something that just happens to people as they age?
2) an allergic reaction to one of his many medications? (statins, blood pressure pills, blood thinners, gliclazide for T2, cocodamol for pain)
3) is this a known diabetic complication? His last hba1c was 54, but he's been going low carb since he came here and I taught him to use his blood testing meter, and am pretty sure his next one will be significantly less.
I know you're not doctors and can't diagnose, but would be very interested if anyone had experienced anything similar....
1) something that just happens to people as they age?
2) an allergic reaction to one of his many medications? (statins, blood pressure pills, blood thinners, gliclazide for T2, cocodamol for pain)
3) is this a known diabetic complication? His last hba1c was 54, but he's been going low carb since he came here and I taught him to use his blood testing meter, and am pretty sure his next one will be significantly less.
I know you're not doctors and can't diagnose, but would be very interested if anyone had experienced anything similar....