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Atheletes Foot

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Mark Rawlinson

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
I know this is the same fungus as the dreaded thrush so is this also common with diabetes ?

I do tend to get it more that once a year, try and use different treatments each time presently using good old Mycota
 
Hi @Mark Rawlinson ,

With no word of a joke. It was come & go for me Untill I got “hand foot & mouth?” (Don’t ask. That was hell in itself, thought I had neuropathy? Till diagnosed by a virologist at A&E after I thought I had neuropathy which came on way too fast.)
Skin peeled like sunburn when it was all over..

So far.. so good. Still rarely wear socks. Don’t keep the fungus in the dark??
 
About five years ago I had fungus on my feet a couple of years running. I was advised by a chiropodist to keep them cool. I now frequently wear sandals instead of shoes in warmer weather and no longer have fungal infections. Hope this helps.
 
I used to own a yacht and went sailing a lot - I wore open sided shoes or sandals all year round and never got out of the habit, always got wet feet launching the dinghy.
These days I wear sandals with closed toes.
Although I have had some problems such as the cellulitis that seems to have left me alone for some time now, but I never had athletes foot.
My brother in law used to have smelly feet - but he used to wear the same socks all week in his work boots, plus he wore cheap shoes, plastic rather than leather - my sister soon sorted that. Clean socks daily, boots off and feet washed Monday to Friday. She is just under 5ft, he's just about 6ft - poor guy never had a chance....
 
Resurgam said:
I used to own a yacht and went sailing a lot - I wore open sided shoes or sandals all year round and never got out of the habit, always got wet feet launching the dinghy.
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I reckon salt seawater was therapeutic for you there.
 
I used to get athletes foot from time to time, including before I had diabetes.
However I used to wear trainers all the time.
Since I have taken to wearing Birkenstocks around the house and outdoors in the summer I can't recall having an infection.
[Noting that bare feet and open toed sandals are frowned on by Diabetes Foot Care professionals.]
 
Never had athletes foot but hubby has and it was a nightmare to get rid of. I can only think the reason for me not getting it is because I am known by friends as "bare foot hippy Anne" as I have, since a child walked around bare foot out side and inside!
 
Without exaggerating the symptoms of hand foot & mouth were worrying & appeared over night after a couple of days feeling like I did prior to having chicken pox? Woke feeling great until my feet hit the floor..
But oddly I only had it on my feet & the base of my spine?? Deep purple feet feeling like they were crawling with ants carrying tazers.. (Realy thought initially it was neuropathy.) couldn’t have anything on my feet. The only relief was a cold foot soak.

After a week the skin started peeling leaving fresh “baby skin” behind.. like new feet.?
 
I had terrible athletes and migraines right up until I got diabetes . Not a good trade off , dont get any problems with my feet anymore. Lol
 
I had it about 35 years ago @Jaylee - was off work for a month because at the time I was I hospitality & it was pretty unsightly & painful - had it on my hands & around my mouth
 
Ushthetaff said:
I had terrible athletes and migraines right up until I got diabetes . Not a good trade off , dont get any problems with my feet anymore. Lol
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I love your stoic sense of humour
 
lovinglife said:
I had it about 35 years ago @Jaylee - was off work for a month because at the time I was I hospitality & it was pretty unsightly & painful - had it on my hands & around my mouth
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It happened over the BH during crowning of King formally known as “prince” Charles.
Where I was working at the time my boss has a T1 wife. Though I had my own department working solo & willing to crack on I contacted him on the BH Monday saying “you ain’t going to believe this.just got back from A&E.” Then went on to elaborate.. He advised me to stay out.

Ushthetaff said:
I had terrible athletes and migraines right up until I got diabetes . Not a good trade off , dont get any problems with my feet anymore. Lol
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Touché.. another appreciative of your take on life..
 
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