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Itching - Is it just me

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Martynhsmith

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I have had type 2 for a few years now, and what they say is fibromyalgia for more than 20

I'm on gliclazide and emo something (makes you wee out sugar)

I suffer from dreadful itching at the end of the day (and the middle of the night 3:40am writing this)
It gets bad - I will scratch my skin off - redraw - hands are the worst but everywhere

But I have a solution, which I will do in a minute.

I will go downstairs and make 2 bits of toast and butter - within 30 mins it will be gone
it can't be bread and butter. It needs to be toast!

Is it just me ?

The doctor told me to stop doing it 2 weeks ago (I will go in with bleeding hands next time!)

Martyn
 
I itch all the time not sure what causes it but it is very irritating
 
I itch when I have eaten carbs. A couple of weeks of low carbing and cutting out bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and sugar stops it for me.
 
Martynhsmith said:
I have had type 2 for a few years now, and what they say is fibromyalgia for more than 20

I'm on gliclazide and emo something (makes you wee out sugar)

I suffer from dreadful itching at the end of the day (and the middle of the night 3:40am writing this)
It gets bad - I will scratch my skin off - redraw - hands are the worst but everywhere

But I have a solution, which I will do in a minute.

I will go downstairs and make 2 bits of toast and butter - within 30 mins it will be gone
it can't be bread and butter. It needs to be toast!

Is it just me ?

The doctor told me to stop doing it 2 weeks ago (I will go in with bleeding hands next time!)

Martyn
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No idea.... But I'd check the leaflets of your medication, itching can be a side effect and one that you don't have to live with. On the hands it could well be contact eczema, so it is worth it to have it checked out, maybe by a dermatologist, if it's not a side effect of your current medical regime. You don't have to go in with shredded hands, just take pictures of them (with your phone for instance) when it does occur. ;)

Good luck!
Jo
 
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