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Dry skin problems

Echo19x

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Hi I'm new here and was wondering if I could get some help.

So My blood sugars have been spiking a lot in the last couple of months and what I've started to notice is that i'm getting dry skin and red patches on my arms and legs which are very itchy and was wondering if anyone else has these problems and what can be done to help ?
 
Hi,
Best to see your GP as could be from a number of causes.
Hope you get better soon.
Tagging @daisy1 for the welcome pack
Take care
 
Hi,
No problem, do let us know how you get on.
Take care
 
Hi @Echo19x ,

Welcome to the forum.

Book an appointment with your GP.

However. (Relating to the dry, itchy patches.) have you changed bathing products recently? Possibly very hot showers too?
 
Hi @Echo19x
Like the others, I have not experienced any dry skin problems.
Do you ever suffer from anything like excema (sorry, I can't spell it)? I am just thinking it can be triggered by stress and there are few things more stressful than just learning you have a chronic condition for the rest of your life.
Although we cannot help with the dry skin, feel free to ask any question of the forum ... preferably diabetes relates. The combined experience of people with type 1 is probably in the centuries. So, we have come cross most things (if not dry skin) between us.

I see daisy has been tagged for the welcome message. There is some great stuff in the message but ... remember that 90% of people with diabetes (so 90% of the people on this forum) have type 2 diabetes which is a different condition to type 1. As a result, there is a lot which is discussed and advised on the forum which is not applicable to type 1. So read daisy's message carefully and don't get too hung up on everything.
 
helensaramay said:
Hi @Echo19x
Like the others, I have not experienced any dry skin problems.
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Thanks for the heads up!
I must mention my occasional recurring skin condition on my profile.

Echo19x said:
wondering if anyone else has these problems and what can be done to help ?
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Another issue that can affect PH balance, triggering skin issues is working with cement in the construction industry?

I was also prescribed a gel cream from my DSN a number of years ago for a skin issue on my legs, which alleviated the problem for a while. Oddly, it cleared up completely after changing my job.

Quite often it involves "detective work" (With the help of the HCPs.) & a process of elimination regarding the trigger.
Stress, is easier said than done..
 
Not just cement in the construction industry but cement in any industry. There are also a good number of other chemicals both in the home and in an industrial setting that lead to dry skin if exposed to them.

Low carbing can give rise to dry skin too.
 

It can't think of any reason why one would come in contact with cement dust other than in respect of associated Job role (or maybe working in a "builder's merchant" yard.) & DIY...(all of which I've had a hand in.)

Anecdotal; i wasn't moderating carbs at the time. But I was a little out of controll.

Maybe the OP could clarify personal dietary choice.?
 
Going off the rails here aren’t we. Cement is used widely in the oil and gas industry for example. But getting back on track. Yes hazardous chemicals of many varieties will dry out the skin. Detergent is an example also. There’s a lot of them.
 
I used to get a lot of allergic skin reactions, and we are still hugely careful about changing detergent - if we find one that works without making me flare up we stick to it until they "improve" the product. Also, clothes in the washer always get an extra long rinse.

On my GP's advice soaps, shower gels, perfumes etc all had to be abandoned (she told me to use aqueous cream to wash with) and she gave me some skin cream. However, over the past year things have gradually improved to the point where I can have normal vegan bath & shower products . And - as soon as I get my nerve up - I have some hand made essential oil perfume to try. (I'll need some hot water and aqueous on standby, just in case.....).

What helped most was going to my GP and getting some professional help for the problem, and then letting my skin take a nice long rest from all potential irritants. I still take antihistamines morning and night all year round (we are gradually cutting the dose) but if it keeps my skin calm I don't mind.
 
Have you tried non biological soap powders?
 
Listlad said:
Have you tried non biological soap powders?
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Wouldn't dream of using anything else! We haven't for years. At one stage I used Indian soap nuts because they were about the most natural product I could find.

Now, we can use actual soap powder again which I do prefer.
 
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