Dry/Chapped/Sore Lips

Hi Everyone,

I was recently diagnosed with type 1 about 2 months ago, having had the usual symptoms preceding diagnosis, dry mouth, constant thirst, urinating, puffy eyes, tired etc.

But a few days ago my lips suddenly 'chapped up' and I had the dry throat again, thirst etc. I can't seem to stop the dryness, even with vaseline/balm they are incredibly dry and now little cracks are appearing at the sides of my mouth.

Anyone else ever experinced this? Should I be concerned?

Regards,
Soul

Thanks for all the advice, will try and get to the GP on tuesday after the bank holidays, sugars are within range, mostlybetween 6-11, although a couple of spikes at 15/16 during a recent golf holiday, but am not too concerned about those at this stage. Have read lots over the last week and have developed some new symptoms which could just be cold related, now I have a very sore throat, sore ears (inflamed inner ear) and have shortness of breath, dificulty breathing through nasal passage, nausea, general inbalance, the good times are here!

I am a little paranoid and read about something called Sjorgen's syndrome, whose symptoms are similar to mine.

http://www.medicinenet.com/sjogrens_syndrome/article.htm

It's probably me being paranoid but then I wasn't expecting to be diagnosed with Type 1 :shock:

Once again thanks thanks for all the advice, i'll post back and share once I have some more information, strange times.

Soul