Dehydration?

Hi,

Anyone experience skin changes on upper part of hands and arms just prior to being treated with meds? At the last stages of severe diabetic symptoms I started to lose a lot of weight. That's when I noticed that change. A nurse told me it is just dehydration and to use cream. But I think I had "edema" before arriving to full diabetes and lost a lot of water. Water retention (edema) and frequent voiding lasted many years before diabetic treatment. I thought it was other meds I took. Now, with Metformin and glibutride I don't have this "edema" and frequent voiding problem. But there have been permanent changes in the skin.

OK Sue, Tx. It was very sudden though, as in within 3 months. Skin was actually plump before all over. I got diabetes after H1N1 (no vaccine) if that had anything to do with it and weight loss and dehydration.

BTW, I was unable to successfully answer a new member Stu*** -- he has problems with his initial dx and thinks his number 10.0 is high -- but i just wanted to encourage him that Metformin is given first (as it was with me) and then an insulin drug to bring things down. And they advise you to walk your *ss off. So it takes a few months to bring your blood levels to normal-- in case he's reading this; i may have been logged out when typing.

Tx for the advice, and yes I will read the most recent post when I log in.

springs back fast; i think it's all that water i lost -- will use cream as
diabetic nurse advised and drink more fluids (like water); the fallout will be
taken to my dr's attention next app't.

tx a lot