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<blockquote data-quote="Taxus" data-source="post: 2140668" data-attributes="member: 503915"><p>Many thanks to all for your kind comments and support.</p><p></p><p>Caprock, I am sorry you have feet problems, I do hope that for you too this will fade and go. I first realised something was happening around three years ago, when I started to have itchy feet and the soles of my feet felt hot. I clearly recall sitting at my desk in the office where I worked and taking my shoes off and, when no one was watching, rubbing one foot with the other to try to relieve the itching. At night my feet would feel like they were burning. The only visible signs of anything was localised peeling of the skin and a slightly mottled appearance to the skin, and on a few occasions red dots on my toes, feet and finger tips (sorry if this is too much detail!). I had no loss of sensation in my feet.</p><p></p><p>I initially thought it might be something fungal, my GP suggested it might be Pompholyx, a type of eczema. I tried canesten cream and moisturising cream, and it didn’t get worse or better. Then I had the blood test and was told I was pre diabetic, close to diabetic, and this raised the possibility that the problems with my feet might be due to neuropathy.</p><p></p><p>In subsequent blood tests my GP has included a vitamin B12 check, and it has been within the normal range.</p><p></p><p>My strategy has been a low sugar, low carb lifestyle and although the most noticeable change has been weight loss and the drop in my HbA1c readings, I am aware that my skin feels smoother, I no longer get acne spots and, whatever the cause, the itching and burning, peeling feet and dots on digits are all history.</p><p></p><p>I do think that I have been fortunate – I was diagnosed early on, before D2 had progressed far, my blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides are also fine, and I have responded well to going low carb.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taxus, post: 2140668, member: 503915"] Many thanks to all for your kind comments and support. Caprock, I am sorry you have feet problems, I do hope that for you too this will fade and go. I first realised something was happening around three years ago, when I started to have itchy feet and the soles of my feet felt hot. I clearly recall sitting at my desk in the office where I worked and taking my shoes off and, when no one was watching, rubbing one foot with the other to try to relieve the itching. At night my feet would feel like they were burning. The only visible signs of anything was localised peeling of the skin and a slightly mottled appearance to the skin, and on a few occasions red dots on my toes, feet and finger tips (sorry if this is too much detail!). I had no loss of sensation in my feet. I initially thought it might be something fungal, my GP suggested it might be Pompholyx, a type of eczema. I tried canesten cream and moisturising cream, and it didn’t get worse or better. Then I had the blood test and was told I was pre diabetic, close to diabetic, and this raised the possibility that the problems with my feet might be due to neuropathy. In subsequent blood tests my GP has included a vitamin B12 check, and it has been within the normal range. My strategy has been a low sugar, low carb lifestyle and although the most noticeable change has been weight loss and the drop in my HbA1c readings, I am aware that my skin feels smoother, I no longer get acne spots and, whatever the cause, the itching and burning, peeling feet and dots on digits are all history. I do think that I have been fortunate – I was diagnosed early on, before D2 had progressed far, my blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides are also fine, and I have responded well to going low carb. [/QUOTE]
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