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shirederby

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• Dec 5, 2011

• #1

i am and have for a few months experienced itching on both my forearms as if it was eczma but no noticeable rash, i have read somewhere this could be a symtom of the diabetes but does not seem to coincide with high bgl not all the time and not quite as bad recently anyone else experience this?

 

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Tracey69

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• Dec 5, 2011

• #2

Hi
Diabetics can suffer with dry skin, which obviously causes itching. It doesn't always come down to sugar levels

 

SparkJack

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• Dec 5, 2011

• #3

If it's restricted to your forearms - do you use the computer and rest your arms on the edge of the desk etc Has someone used a differents cleaning agent - just a thought......?

 

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• Dec 6, 2011

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I currently have an itching problem but think it's caused by the jacuzzi at the gym I have been using, they have a warning up for excema sufferers so maybe that triggered me-I believe the heat exagerates the drying effect of the chlorine. Johnsons baby moistriser is cheap and works well for me.

 

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hallii

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• Jan 10, 2012

• #5

Skin itching is a symptom of T2. It can be caused by many things but dry skin or yeast infection are not unusual. I use some "Aqueous Cream BP" and that helps my itchyness but if it's yeast (unlikley on your forearms) you need something stonger.

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