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thank you all for the advice and recommendations.

Hi All, I've been diabetic for 20 years and have always been a little reluctant to go abroad, however this September i am lucky enough to be going to New England, USA for 3 weeks. I know i will require a letter from my GP for my medication, but can anyone advise if i require anything else...

Diabetes just seems to get in the way

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It was a broken navicular bone, removed and replaced with donar bone a metal plate. It just seems a long time.

Hi All, I had a operation on my foot in October last year and have only just started to weight bear, however the foot is still pretty swollen and i'm being told another 10 months before this goes down to what it was before? has anyone else had this experience, if so any advice?

Hi All, I'm T1 whose just recently had a foot operation to repair a broken foot, its been in a half cast for 6 weeks now, however my foot is now very cry and the bottom is fairly cracked. Can anyone advise the best moisturiser to use or anything else that would work?

Thank you both for the advice.

Hi, I have finally had my Navicular bone fixed by way of donor bone and a plate, i've been told non weight bearing for 6 weeks. I am worried about the recovery time as advised 4-6 months to be fully well. after two weeks supposedly having a full cast or boot, currently in a half cast due to...

thank you all for your responses, it been taken on board. I broke my foot in March this year, didn't realise this until April when i saw my diabetic team who immediately decided it was chacot foot, month or so later they ruled that out and said the foot was broken, however was in a boot for 4...

Hi, i've always been around the 8-14 in daily tests since diagnosed 18 years ago. I'm on novorapid 3 times a day and take tresiba as long acting. various medication for high blood pressure.

Hi, I'm due to go into hospital for an operation on my foot in 3 weeks, how can i reduce my HbA1c from 82 to under 69 in this period of time. Any help would be appreciated. thankyou

Well, what can i say.... thought i was having my final appointment, however now the doctors have taken a U turn the foot is yet to start healing after what has now been 4 months! previously they thought it had but this was just tissue, not bone growing. I now have to wait for another CT scan to...

so..it would seem the bone has finally showed signs of healing and doctor says operation no longer needed, just now need to rest and not do any thing stupid.... another 6 weeks off work though, although now working from home.

thank you for all your comments. the bone that has broken has sheared off and they call it a floating bone which will need to be removed? i've had two x-rays and CT scan, the x-rays were some 6 weeks apart and showed no signs of healing, i'm due another x-ray tomorrow so will let you all know...

Sorry, forgot to say i have been T1 for 18 years.

Hi All, question, how long in general does it take for a broken foot take to repair? basically i broke my foot at the beginning of April and it has yet to start healing? the fracture clinic have said the option now is to operate? the breakage is on the top of my foot and it has been in a boot...

good news, its not chacot foot......however 13 weeks of rest and no work and the broken foot is yet to attempt to heal? the doctors have signed me off work for a further 6 weeks, feeling pretty depressed for this current outcome. after 4 weeks i get another CT scan and they will decide whether...

Thank you all for your replies, i've had a CT scan on friday just gone, just waiting for a MRI scan, so hopefully will know more soon, will keep you posted.

Hi everyone, i have been T1 for 17 years and also suffer form other complications from diabetes, like autonomic nervous system issue and all the usual stuff. i recently suffered a twisted ankle, or so i thought, which in fact turned out to be broken in two places and has triggered chacot foot...