Thanks,
@slip and
@Marie 2 . I guess you would call this an inflammation then. In Dutch it's the same word for infection or inflammation (ontsteking).
Stupid thing is, I had the first tablet at 5PM, and by 7 it had started feeling better. Which can't be because of the antibiotics, too soon, so I may have started too quickly when my own body could handle it.
Called out of hours to ask if I could wait for another 24 hours to see how things progressed before deciding to proceed with the AB or asking my own GP, but as soon as I said 'diabetic' they wouldn't react to my questions about resisitance and stuff anymore and told me to do as my doctor had said, regardless of the changed circumstances.
I guess no one wants to burn their hands on a diabetic
It's still swollen and hot, but I can use my hand a lot better now and it doesn't hurt anymore when I don't use it. Google isn't very clear about the dangers of stopping antibiotics very early in the course (1 tablet in), so I'll wait and see and call my GP tomorrow.