I did not know Diabetes can turn your skin yellow

Tophat1900 said:

Same question as above about the eyes, in particular the corners of your eyes, any yellowish colour there?

And are you a big eater of carotenoid foods?

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JohnEGreen said:

I have noticed this morning that the skin on some of my fingers and palms of both hands had taken on a distinct yellow colouration.

On looking it up I found that it can be caused my several conditions ie thyroid problems or kidney and liver disease but one of the conditions mentioned was diabetes though normaly when BG is high which mine is not.

"Yellow palms and soles: A rare skin manifestation in diabetes mellitus"

"Carotenemia with its yellowish-red tint is found in diabetes. The frequency of this phenomenon is unknown and the relationship between skin color and blood carotenoid level is controversial. Frequently the suspicion of diabetes arising from inspection of the skin color is in fact confirmed by the usual laboratory tests. As it is known that increased intake of carotenoid-rich fruit and vegetables leads to the yellowish-red skin discoloration, in the present case the patient was a known diabetic with uncontrolled blood sugar and showed the yellowish skin discoloration in spite of not taking any carotenoid-rich foods. After controlling his blood sugar level the patient showed improvement in his skin discoloration."


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830339/

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JohnEGreen said:

Not beets not eaten beetroot in months.

Bilirubin I don't know about had no tests for that but it is a possibility will try and get an appointment and ask doctor about it..

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