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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / January 2006Type 2 Problems
I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? > I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn > dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post > regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? See your doctor. If the redness is accompanied by swelling and is warm and tender to the touch, it may be cellulitis. This is an infection, and can lead to systemic life-threatening infection. Diabetics are more prone to cellulitis than the rest of the population. Of course, it could be many other things, too, some benign, some not. A darkening of the skin around the ankles and feet can be acanthosis nigricans, a benign skin condition associated with diabetes. Bottom line: You need a doctor for a proper diagnosis. Jim > I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn > dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post > regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? Could be any number of things and not necessarily related to diabetes. My lower legs were turning bright red. I then developed a rash and that in turn ulcered. Drs. kept telling me I had psoriasis. All the while I couldn't walk. I was using a walker and staggering, really. Even with the walker my legs would give out. Turns out I have bad veins in my legs. Not varicose veins. Those are the ones close to the surface. These are the deep veins. They were leaking. So the blood wasn't returning to my heart and wasn't getting to my leg muscles like it should. The redness I was seeing was the blood pooling under my skin. And when enough of it had pooled, my skin began to erode.  SignatureSee my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm Could be many things. Contact your doctor. How have your A1c's been? What are your post meal glucose numbers? Jennifer > I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn > dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post > regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:56:04 -0500, "Richard Stanton" <rstan831@bellsouth.net> Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet: >I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn >dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post >regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? one of the rare times when excess iron needs to be looked into. it could also be something really serious with leaking blood vessels. what has your doctor told you? SignatureMâck©® Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Jesus never hated anyone. >I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn >dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post >regarding the skin changes in the lower legs. Any ideas?? Ever since I've had neuropathy in my feet and legs, I have had these dark blotches across the tops of my feet and ankles that comes and goes depending on how bad the pain is, looks like long blotchy blood blisters or something. Even my drs couldnt tell me what exactly it was. SignatureRHONDA >>I have had diabetes typr 2 for 8 years. My question is the lower legs turn >>dark red and I know I have some neuropithy but have never seen a post [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >on how bad the pain is, looks like long blotchy blood blisters or something. >Even my drs couldnt tell me what exactly it was. I have had something similar, honda... Not as bad as you describe, but something that when it gets really bad, even makes the top of my right foot peel a little, as it is going away... All I have been able to determine is that it seems to be related to my diabetes and neuropathy... I do know that when I get those flare-ups the pain is crippling.... Have you considerd gout, or been tested for that? About the lower legs.... my problem was with the shins... itching, turning red, loss of hair, etc. Also, the fungus I have written about in other posts.... Tight BG control has cleared up most of the problems... but not completely. I feel intuitively that the best advice would be to watch your BG like a hawk, and maybe see a vascular specialist if the problems persist. It could be that you have some circulatory problem..... Good luck.... Will, T2 Richard I hope you have discussed this with our doctor. I believe that when the circulation is not good, the skin changes color, but I only thnk and dont know. I hope this hasnt been happening for years and you have nt consulted a doctor. A leg is a terrible thing to lose. Loretta -- In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. |
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