type 2 diabetes treatment foot care

Hello everyone..I have been Type 2 Diabetic for 19 months now and I am on a few Medications such as..Humalog 50-25 units 3 times per day and Byetta 10 unitis 2 times per day and Metformin 2 times per day and Atrovastatin once per day..when I was diagnosed I weighed 120kg now I weigh 154kg, I have been in Terrible pain over the past year..

my 80 year old fatherinlaw is a type 2, insulin dependant diabetic. He has neuropathy and no feeling in his feet. This morning I saw a fresh blister on his big toe. There is no sign of infection, but his feet are chronically purple so it's hard to assess. My plan- soak twice a day with epsom salts, dry carefully and wear clean cotton socks after each soak. Anything else I should be doing? Should he be on prophalactic antibiotics?

Hi - since you are in the Type 2 Diabetes forum, I'm assuming you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. In that case, you should take this seriously - infections involving the feet and toes can be dire for diabetics if not treated. Go to the doctor and get antibiotics as soon as possible.

From your medication, it would appear that your diabetes is type 2. Type 2 diabetes often responds very well to aggressive livestyle interventions such as exercise, low carb diet (restricting sugars, grains, fruits, starchy vegetables), and weight loss. Medications may still be needed. Your foot pain could possibly be related to neuropathy, which is damage to your nerves caused by high blood sugar. Suggest you discuss this with your doctor.

Most primary care doctors are not clued in on diabetes care and treatment. This is where an Endocrinologist, a diabetes specialist, comes into play. If push comes to shove where she needs to hear from an expert get her to one.

IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY TO GO ABOUT TREATING THIS WITHOUT AMPUTATING HER FOOT. WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF A SECOND OPINION OR SOME OTHER FORM OF TREATMENT TO AVOID FOOT AMPUTATION.

For this reason Type 1 is considered more serious but both are treatable and controlable so that the person may live a relatively or almost completely normal life. It is always possible to go from Type 2 diabtes to Type 1 Diabetes but never the reverse. Many times a Type 2 Diabetic will be treated as a Type 1 (on the same medications etc) but will not actually BE a Type 1. Reason being the treatments for a Type 1 are also effective on a Type 2 if that severity of treatment is needed.

My dad is type 2 diabetic his foot is swollen and when he went to the doctor he asked him to do some tests so that he would make his mind whether he has got Gout or not ,well those are the tests : BIOCHEMISTRY >>>>> BLOOD UREA 0.26 g/l BLOOD CREATININE 13.74 mg/l PLASMA URIC ACID 96.

Hi Nana, I'm glad you found us at the Pain Management Forum of MedHelp. Welcome. I am sorry you have "Foot Drop." It has a multitude of causes. You did not say what type of surgery you underwent that you feel caused this condition. Did you have an epidural? There are treatments for the condition and/or surgery to correct it in some cases. Foot drop should be treated. The peroneal nerve is susceptible to different types of injury.

Some people are able to control Type 2 diabetes with losing and maintaining healthy weight, lowering carb intake and regular exercise. Some are not, and need medication. It is impossible to answer your question because every diabetic is different and it would depend on how high your numbers were to begin with and what you ate and did. Serious consequences (complications) from diabetes don't occur in 24 hours, they occur over time spent at high numbers.

I currently have Gestational diabetes, and my father has diabetes type II. I check my sugar 2 hrs after every meal and my fasting in the morning. I take glyburide 5mg twice a day, which i think needs to be adjusted as my sugars bottoms out usually atleast twice a day. But my fasting sugar is always higher than my doctor would like. His (my doctor) expectations are under 90 for fasting and under 120 for my 2hrs. I guess my question is this.... is this common practice for people with diabetes?

I just realized that I haven't seen my diabetes specialist in about three years. On my last visit she "discharged" me to the care of my internist. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 5 years ago, at age 62. My glucose levels are stable at around 110, hB!ac 5.9. I've recently lost 25 kg, do some mild exercise and feel good. I'm taking metformin twice a day (750 mg).

Also, this a diabetes forum. Sorry, we do not know how to respond to knee issues unless its related to diabetes.

viral load is over 4 million, genotype 1a, and recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. what are his chances for svr???

have type 2 diabetes latey bkood sugars beteen 250 -380 seen doctor recently was put o lantus 10u did nothing called doc she said to go up to 15u been a few days should i see a specialst she says she can control has not changed does lantus take awhile to take effect an also o metformin 1000 glipizide and juniva

Almost all long term diabetic , type one or type 2, will suffer leg pains aka as nerve pains. To prevent further nerve damage or pains, one must maintain blood sugar less than 140 at ALL TIMES and the hgA1C must be less than 5.6%, I was there, Now I don't have such pains no more.

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Although without being able to examine you I can not offer you the specific advice on diagnosis and treatment that you need, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your health concern. From your description of symptoms, it seems that it could be a nerve irritation of back. By the reason of that nerves from the spinal cord can be irritated causing leg pain and numbness, tingling, or weakness in the leg or big toe.

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