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flonvic

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South yorkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Has anyone had a verruca?Saw pharmacist yesterday who recommended Bazooka.When i told him I was T2 he said to see a doctor because I can't use Bazooka?
 
Think it’s best to take the pharmacist advice & speak to your GP as we can’t give medical advice on the forum. Sometimes I speak to a nurse practitioner in the surgery if I have any queries I can usually book a phone consultation with them
 
I didn't know people with diabetes couldn't use Bazooka! I wonder why that is. Fortunately it was my husband who had the verruca, not me..... Anyway, as suggested above, see if you can have a phone consultation with your local health centre.
 
Yet both my consultant and the chemist said I would be ok. Suppose it depends on the general health of your feet. Used it under my foot some years ago with success. However, I have one on the end of my toe at the moment and found it too sensitive. So have decided to cover and let it grow out. Which apparently they do in the end.
 
Putting a frozen pea on the verruca will get rid of it fairly quickly - other frozen vegetables are available, or perhaps freezing a screw or nail and putting the head against the verruca would do it.

I used to get them all the time on hands and feet when I lived in the midlands.

Frozen peas work as they impact the small area of the verruca and they are much much neater and easier to apply without impacting the skin around the wart. A pair of plastic tweezers is probably the best way to hold them.
 
Resurgam said:
Putting a frozen pea on the verruca will get rid of it fairly quickly - other frozen vegetables are available, or perhaps freezing a screw or nail and putting the head against the verruca would do it.

I used to get them all the time on hands and feet when I lived in the midlands.

Frozen peas work as they impact the small area of the verruca and they are much much neater and easier to apply without impacting the skin around the wart. A pair of plastic tweezers is probably the best way to hold them.
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Thanks.Did you hold it in place with a plaster or just hold the pea against it?
 
becca59 said:
Yet both my consultant and the chemist said I would be ok. Suppose it depends on the general health of your feet. Used it under my foot some years ago with success. However, I have one on the end of my toe at the moment and found it too sensitive. So have decided to cover and let it grow out. Which apparently they do in the end.
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Thankyou
 
Resurgam said:
Putting a frozen pea on the verruca will get rid of it fairly quickly - other frozen vegetables are available, or perhaps freezing a screw or nail and putting the head against the verruca would do it.

I used to get them all the time on hands and feet when I lived in the midlands.

Frozen peas work as they impact the small area of the verruca and they are much much neater and easier to apply without impacting the skin around the wart. A pair of plastic tweezers is probably the best way to hold them.
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Really!
Who would have thought it
 
Resurgam said:
Putting a frozen pea on the verruca will get rid of it fairly quickly - other frozen vegetables are available, or perhaps freezing a screw or nail and putting the head against the verruca would do it.

I used to get them all the time on hands and feet when I lived in the midlands.

Frozen peas work as they impact the small area of the verruca and they are much much neater and easier to apply without impacting the skin around the wart. A pair of plastic tweezers is probably the best way to hold them.
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Please be aware that this advice could be dangerous to anyone who has neuropathy or has lost feeling in their feet, putting anything very cold on your feet needs to be done with caution & care

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flonvic said:
Thanks.Did you hold it in place with a plaster or just hold the pea against it?
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Just hold the pea until it is no longer cold, then remove it.
I did it when taking things out of the freezer and then putting them back in - two or three times a day.
I think it is the shock of the cold which makes the capillaries close up and the wart dies off without the surrounding skin being damaged.
 
lovinglife said:
Please be aware that this advice could be dangerous to anyone who has neuropathy or has lost feeling in their feet, putting anything very cold on your feet needs to be done with caution & care

ubiehealth.com

Stop! Is Ice Safe for Numb Diabetic Feet? Urgent Doctor’s Note | Ubie Doctor's Note

Stop! Is using ice for diabetic foot pain and ice packs safe on numb feet? Learn the critical safety risks and how to protect yourself in this urgent doctor’s note.
ubiehealth.com ubiehealth.com
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Interesting article. Thank you
 
Resurgam said:
Just hold the pea until it is no longer cold, then remove it.
I did it when taking things out of the freezer and then putting them back in - two or three times a day.
I think it is the shock of the cold which makes the capillaries close up and the wart dies off without the surrounding skin being damaged.
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Thankyou.
 
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