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Advise needed! My toenail has turned black

samanthaw0808

samanthaw0808

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Hi, I have type 1 and my toenail has turned black and is coming off. Should I go doctors or make an app with my Podiatrist? I'm a bit worried. Is it serious? :?
 
You wont know unless you make an appointment. Just choose the person that can see you fastest.

wiflib
 
Have you dropped something on it? This might explain the black colour. I dropped a can of soup on mine a few years ago and it went black and looked like it was coming away. Whether you have or not, go and see somebody about it. It may be infected. If it is they can sort it. Hope all goes well :)
 
Hi

Yes definatley go and get it checked out it best to be safe than sorry the chances are that maybe you bashed your toe and did'nt notice and now the nail is going to come off. But to be safe make an appointment with your doctor or podiatry.

Tracey167
 
Go ASAP! I ignored an infection in my thumbnail. Result was 7 courses of different antibiotics, a week in hospital and now I may need surgery. The A&E doctor said that any doctor would rather see a diabetic and check to rule out an issue tan wait and see them through an amputation. A sobering thought...
 
yes go check it out, but just wanted to share: have had my fair share of knocked toenails and some have gone black & come off completely. never really worried about it being connected to being T1D...until recently, where every possible ailment i'm thinking is a 'complication'. one of my toenails kept going 'loose' and i'd keep having to remove the nail, recently i automatically thought 'well that's it, the big D has started to claim my extremities'. after about 8 months of this, i only realised the other day that the nail has completely recovered and is exactly the same as all the other nails, sturdy as you like.

hope your toenail falls off nicely and a lovely new one is growing underneath!
 
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