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<blockquote data-quote="2131tom" data-source="post: 635053" data-attributes="member: 85280"><p>Jack,</p><p></p><p>Though mindful that "not everything is due to diabetes", if it helps I have a sore that suddenly appeared in April on the side of my third toe of my left foot and won't go away.</p><p></p><p>It's small and circular (about 3-4 mm across), sometimes nearly heals up, at other times forms a scab and occasionally a yellow head with a small amount of pus (like a spot). The sore never gets any bigger (leastways so far) and the rest of the toe and nail are fine. It sometimes burns but I've developed the "hot foot syndrome" over the past year, so it often doesn't stand out.</p><p></p><p>I've never had anything like it before and I tell the doc about it every time I see him. He's generally pretty good but with this he just gives me a puzzled look and moves quickly onto something else. He has given me bactericidal cream and then an antifungal preparation, but neither has made a scrap of difference.</p><p></p><p>I've had good control of my BG during this time so I'm hoping it's due to something else (e.g. something that's got into the toe unnoticed, perhaps?) so I think the next time I see the doc I'll ask for a referral, as I really don't want this to develop into something worse.</p><p></p><p>Any ideas or similar experiences welcome, BTW ......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2131tom, post: 635053, member: 85280"] Jack, Though mindful that "not everything is due to diabetes", if it helps I have a sore that suddenly appeared in April on the side of my third toe of my left foot and won't go away. It's small and circular (about 3-4 mm across), sometimes nearly heals up, at other times forms a scab and occasionally a yellow head with a small amount of pus (like a spot). The sore never gets any bigger (leastways so far) and the rest of the toe and nail are fine. It sometimes burns but I've developed the "hot foot syndrome" over the past year, so it often doesn't stand out. I've never had anything like it before and I tell the doc about it every time I see him. He's generally pretty good but with this he just gives me a puzzled look and moves quickly onto something else. He has given me bactericidal cream and then an antifungal preparation, but neither has made a scrap of difference. I've had good control of my BG during this time so I'm hoping it's due to something else (e.g. something that's got into the toe unnoticed, perhaps?) so I think the next time I see the doc I'll ask for a referral, as I really don't want this to develop into something worse. Any ideas or similar experiences welcome, BTW ...... [/QUOTE]
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