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<blockquote data-quote="Profette" data-source="post: 755889" data-attributes="member: 158232"><p>Gangrene is one they don't warn you about! I'm a type one, diagnosed at age 10 but didn't start smoking till my 20s. I was 41 when I noticed an unexplained bruise on my big toe. Saw a GP who wasn't remotely bothered even though my feet were freezing. I badgered her enough that she referred me to a vascular specialist. The bruise got bigger. I got more worried, saw a different GP who was even lessbothered. I woke up one Saturday morning and knew something was wrong because my foot felt so strange. I saw the emergency GP who also happened to have type 1 diabetes and she said "I'm so sorry, there's no pulse, you need to go to A&E". A&E on a Saturday night? Yes, you guessed it, they weren't bothered! Luckily, my appointment at the vascular clinic was on the Wednesday. They were VERY bothered and admitted me straight away. I've been so lucky with my diabetes, and this was no exception. they saved my toe, my leg and my life. I'd developed peripheral vascular disease and it's one of those things that no-one had told me about. Incidentally, no-one mentioned "gangrene" till I moved house and changed GPs, and the new one was reading my notes and said "Oooooh, gangrene, how interesting!" At least I was entertaining...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Profette, post: 755889, member: 158232"] Gangrene is one they don't warn you about! I'm a type one, diagnosed at age 10 but didn't start smoking till my 20s. I was 41 when I noticed an unexplained bruise on my big toe. Saw a GP who wasn't remotely bothered even though my feet were freezing. I badgered her enough that she referred me to a vascular specialist. The bruise got bigger. I got more worried, saw a different GP who was even lessbothered. I woke up one Saturday morning and knew something was wrong because my foot felt so strange. I saw the emergency GP who also happened to have type 1 diabetes and she said "I'm so sorry, there's no pulse, you need to go to A&E". A&E on a Saturday night? Yes, you guessed it, they weren't bothered! Luckily, my appointment at the vascular clinic was on the Wednesday. They were VERY bothered and admitted me straight away. I've been so lucky with my diabetes, and this was no exception. they saved my toe, my leg and my life. I'd developed peripheral vascular disease and it's one of those things that no-one had told me about. Incidentally, no-one mentioned "gangrene" till I moved house and changed GPs, and the new one was reading my notes and said "Oooooh, gangrene, how interesting!" At least I was entertaining... [/QUOTE]
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