I am type 1 and female. Several years ago a GP said that my aches were arthritis but did not send me to a specialist. Just told me to take painkillers. Now that I have an swollen foot with extreme pain, I have been told that I have gout. Again, no investigations, no referral to a specialist, just been given Colchicine tablets. The tablets do not have any information with them. Can anyone tell me if these have affected their blood sugars?