Guest guest Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Kate, Your comment about the itchy back hit home with me. I never considered my constantly itchy back with diabetes. I just thought it was from the years I lived at the beach. Come to think of it, the itchy back started just before I was diagnosed. By the way, I found out that the shower lotion by Oil of Olay helps reduce some of the itch. Marie > > Feet & ankles swelling, itchiness & bumps -- are symptoms of diabetes? > And I've been struggling with an itching back for several years -- I > even keep back scratchers handy & in the car! It sure would be nice > if that went away! > > Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Thanks Marie, I'll try it! I have noticed that my back is much less itchy since I got my BS under control. Now I wish all these bumps would go away -- I thought they were from the water, but maybe they're from the diabetes. Kate > > Kate, > > Your comment about the itchy back hit home with me. I never considered > my constantly itchy back with diabetes. I just thought it was from the > years I lived at the beach. Come to think of it, the itchy back > started just before I was diagnosed. > > By the way, I found out that the shower lotion by Oil of Olay helps > reduce some of the itch. > > Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Kate, Are your bumps little ones on your arms? I get quite a few of those and they drive me nuts! They don't really itch but they annoy me because they're just there. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I have something like that but I call it hives and they come out when I get over heated like in excercise or exposed to heat/sunlight and they do itch awfully . I cant even get my bedroom cool enough in Texas heat to stay in it for long. I thought it might be allergies and each time I go see the dr he changes my blood pressure meds but it has not cured it. The only thing that helps is when I started taking Quercitin for my heart and I found out it helps with allergies and it has helped me tremendously. sharon Re: Itchy Back Kate, Are your bumps little ones on your arms? I get quite a few of those and they drive me nuts! They don't really itch but they annoy me because they're just there. Marie Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 > > Kate, > > Are your bumps little ones on your arms? I get quite a few of those > and they drive me nuts! They don't really itch but they annoy me > because they're just there. > > Marie > Yes, little ones -- on my upper arms. And they do annoy me just because they're there! Do you know if diabetics are more prone to skin tags, because I suddenly started getting a lot of those too, which also annoy me. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Ok, well this concerns me, because I've had skin tags for over ten years. Could this mean that I've been diabetic for that long? In a message dated 8/4/2006 11:11:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, alykidwear@... writes: I have been under the impression for a long time (10+ years) that skin tags and diabetes often come together. I just did a quick Google search, and came up with skin tags being associated with insulin resistance, so it makes sense that it often comes along with diabetes. It is also an affliction of the obese. I've been dealing with skin tags in my underarms since I was a fat teenager. I hear ya on the annoyance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I have been under the impression for a long time (10+ years) that skin tags and diabetes often come together. I just did a quick Google search, and came up with skin tags being associated with insulin resistance, so it makes sense that it often comes along with diabetes. It is also an affliction of the obese. I've been dealing with skin tags in my underarms since I was a fat teenager. I hear ya on the annoyance Aly From: Kate Do you know if diabetics are more prone to skin tags, because I suddenly started getting a lot of those too, which also annoy me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I think a lot of us are insulin resistant for a long time before we're diagnosed. I am considered young to have T2 (26), but I almost certainly don't have T1. When I had my diabetes education class, the nurse was quite surpised - there were only 2 people over 40 in our class. She was used to dealing with middle-aged and elderly people who were newly diagnosed. 5 years ago, when I was pregnant with my son at age 21, I had gestational diabetes, so I've been at risk of developing T2 at least that long due to my own personal history. Add to that my mom being declared " borderline " diabetic about 10 years ago (what they call prediabetes now, I guess - she was diagnosed with full-blown diabetes 2 years ago), and my grandfather on my dad's side being a diabetic for as long as any can remember (he died in February, 3 weeks before my diagnosis, b/c his diabetes was largely uncontrolled and he had many many complications), and it was just a matter of time before I developed full-blown diabetes. Given that I had bloodwork done a year and a half ago, and nothing was amiss then (ie, FBG was still normal at the time), I think I was likely insulin resistant, but still managing to use a small percentage of the insulin I was producing on my own. So, chances are that no, you weren't fully diabetic for 10 years, but insulin resistant on your way to becoming diabetic. I'm not a doctor, of course, and get my info by doing research at multiple websites. These are mostly my observations and what I've been able to gather based on what I've read Aly Re: Re: Itchy Back Ok, well this concerns me, because I've had skin tags for over ten years. Could this mean that I've been diabetic for that long? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Kate, what an observation on your part! Thank you. About 2 years ago I noticed these 'things' on my lifetime perfect skin! Dermatologist said 'skin tags'. I said what the h can I do to get rid of them. He said nothing can be done. Any small surgeries would leave scars. Now, no more perfect skin (talk about vanity!). I had no idea it was linked to diabetes because they came at least a year or two before the slightly elevated A1C which clued my endo into my being 'pre-diabetic'.... I am not insulin resistant - or at least no one has said I am. Doing everything by diet, no meds. Lost something like 50+ lbs since Feb and down 4 clothes sizes :-). Now have an OCD response to having to loose weight to my desired goal being priority as long as my BS#s stay where the dr said they weren't dangerous. They are wavering around right now, but if they go high for me they drop back down in about 4 or so hrs. but it sure lets me understand what those skin tags might have come from and that it wasn't something I did 'wrong'. thanks again! JUDITH > I have been under the impression for a long time (10+ years) that skin tags and diabetes often come together. I just did a quick Google search, and came up with skin tags being associated with insulin resistance, so it makes sense that it often comes along with diabetes. It is also an affliction of the obese. I've been dealing with skin tags in my underarms since I was a fat teenager. I hear ya on the annoyance -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/407 - Release Date: 8/3/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 They can't really tell if you're insulin resistant without running a C Peptide test. What that does is measures how much insulin you're producing. If you're producing more than the average person, you are likely insulin resistant. A normal person produces 4x the amount of insulin they need to deal with the food they consume. This just means that a non-diabetic only uses about 1/4 of the insulin they produce. Leading up to diabetes, you're using 1/2 or more of what you produce, and, depending on how far gone it is, the more you use, the more you'll produce as your body keeps trying to keep to the 25% being used. If you are insulin resistant, a C Peptide test will show an unusually high level of insulin. Not all diabetics are insulin resistant, and not all insulin resistant people are diabetic. Aly Re: Re: Itchy Back Kate, what an observation on your part! Thank you. About 2 years ago I noticed these 'things' on my lifetime perfect skin! Dermatologist said 'skin tags'. I said what the h can I do to get rid of them. He said nothing can be done. Any small surgeries would leave scars. Now, no more perfect skin (talk about vanity!). I had no idea it was linked to diabetes because they came at least a year or two before the slightly elevated A1C which clued my endo into my being 'pre-diabetic'.... I am not insulin resistant - or at least no one has said I am. Doing everything by diet, no meds. Lost something like 50+ lbs since Feb and down 4 clothes sizes :-). Now have an OCD response to having to loose weight to my desired goal being priority as long as my BS#s stay where the dr said they weren't dangerous. They are wavering around right now, but if they go high for me they drop back down in about 4 or so hrs. but it sure lets me understand what those skin tags might have come from and that it wasn't something I did 'wrong'. thanks again! JUDITH > I have been under the impression for a long time (10+ years) that skin tags and diabetes often come together. I just did a quick Google search, and came up with skin tags being associated with insulin resistance, so it makes sense that it often comes along with diabetes. It is also an affliction of the obese. I've been dealing with skin tags in my underarms since I was a fat teenager. I hear ya on the annoyance . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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