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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 1980829" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>Pipp, my glucose levels were up over the holidays due to having way to many obligations. I got a paper cut on the cuticle of my thumb one afternoon, and without thinking put my hand in a sink of dirty dish water that evening. You know how that is...the moment you do it you can't believe you did it.</p><p></p><p>Within two days it was clear I had an infection. Not long after that I scratched myself an inch above the first infection. That developed into a second area of infection. So began a long process of keeping the hands clean and dry, and treating with antiseptic with every change of bandages. I bumped up my vitamin C intake and did everything I could to get and keep my glucose levels down too.</p><p></p><p>It took quite a while and a huge box of bandages but I got through it. But midway through this process I suffered an abrasion on my other hand. I immediately treated the area as if it was already infected. Thankfully the infection didn't spread to that hand and healed within a few days.</p><p></p><p>The other 2 infections took a lot longer to heal. Can't remember now but it was more like 1 to 2 weeks. I photographed it daily so I'd have a way of documenting it if I thought it was worsening and would require antibiotics.</p><p></p><p>I think what I learned from this experience is that higher glucose levels increase infection risk. In your case though, my money is on your initial puncture wound, but I'm going to change my lancet anyway. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 1980829, member: 160246"] Pipp, my glucose levels were up over the holidays due to having way to many obligations. I got a paper cut on the cuticle of my thumb one afternoon, and without thinking put my hand in a sink of dirty dish water that evening. You know how that is...the moment you do it you can't believe you did it. Within two days it was clear I had an infection. Not long after that I scratched myself an inch above the first infection. That developed into a second area of infection. So began a long process of keeping the hands clean and dry, and treating with antiseptic with every change of bandages. I bumped up my vitamin C intake and did everything I could to get and keep my glucose levels down too. It took quite a while and a huge box of bandages but I got through it. But midway through this process I suffered an abrasion on my other hand. I immediately treated the area as if it was already infected. Thankfully the infection didn't spread to that hand and healed within a few days. The other 2 infections took a lot longer to heal. Can't remember now but it was more like 1 to 2 weeks. I photographed it daily so I'd have a way of documenting it if I thought it was worsening and would require antibiotics. I think what I learned from this experience is that higher glucose levels increase infection risk. In your case though, my money is on your initial puncture wound, but I'm going to change my lancet anyway. ;) [/QUOTE]
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