ITCHY SPOTS, SKIN TAGS AND DRY SKIN

[Annb]

Does anyone know if there is a connection between T2 and these skin conditions? I wonder because a man, younger than myself, who I know has T2, when I saw him last - quite a while before the lockdown - had lots of scratched spots scarring his arms and I wondered then if it was connected to his diabetes. At that time, I had had no problems with my skin.

Over the last months I have noticed that I have developed very dry skin on my feet, eczema of some sort on my legs, lots of itchy spots on my arms, face and shoulders (which I desperately want to scratch, but try not to), and dozens of skin tags. I wonder if it is due to the diabetes, or just because I retain too much fluid and have swollen legs and feet and probably other parts of my body to a lesser extent.

 

[Resurgam]

All very familiar.
In the early days of getting normal readings my skin totally transformed. The skin tags vanished, my pores cleared, skin in general softened, and the hairs on my lower legs and forearms grew again.