Living with Diabetes

Living with Diabetes

Cutaneous Complications

Diabetes can affect any part of the body, including the skin. They will have up to 33% of people suffering from skin disease caused by diabetes or affected by diabetes at some point in their lives. In fact, this problem, sometimes a first sign of diabetes. Fortunately, most skin conditions can be prevented or easily treated if caught early.

The problem is that anyone can have the skin condition, but easier for people with diabetes. These include bacterial infections, fungal infections, and itching. Other skin problems occur mainly or only people with diabetes. These measures include a class of diabetic necrobiosis lipids, skin lesions diabetic, diabetic blisters, eruptive xanthomatosis

General condition of the skin
Bacterial Infection

Several bacterial infections occur in people with diabetes:

Sty (infection of the glands of the eyelid)
Boil
Folliculitis (infection of the hair follicle)
Anthrax (deep infection of the skin and the tissue beneath)
Around the nail infection
Inflamed tissue, hot, swollen, red and painful. Several different organisms can be caused by infection, the most common is the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, also known as Staphylococcus aureus.
Once the potentially fatal bacterial infection, especially in people with diabetes. Today, death is uncommon, due to a better method of antibiotic glycemic control.

However, even today, people with diabetes more than others to bacterial infections. Doctors believe that people with diabetes can reduce the chances of infection by practicing skin care.
If you think you have a bacterial infection, see your doctor.

Deep fungal infections

The culprit of yeast infections, people with diabetes often Candida albicans. This yeast-like fungus can create moist, red areas surrounded by tiny blisters rash with itching and scale. These infections usually occur in the folds of the skin warm and moist. The problem areas under the breasts, around the nails, between fingers and toes, in the corners of the mouth, under the foreskin (in uncircumcised men), and in the armpits and groin.

Common fungal infections such as scabies, athlete's foot, ringworm (ring-shaped itchy patch), vaginal infection, causing itching.

If you think you have a yeast or fungal infection, call your doctor. You need a prescription to cure it.

Of the skin associated with diabetes
Diabetic skin disease
Diabetes can cause changes in the small blood vessels. These changes can lead to skin problems called diabetic skin.

The skin disease often looks like light brown, scaly patches. These patches may be oval or circular. Some people mistakenly believe that senile plaques. This disorder occurs most often in the front of the legs. But the legs may not be affected to the same extent. To avoid damaging the patch, open, or itching.

The dermatosis is harmless and requires no treatment.

Lipoid necrobiosis Diabeticorum
Another disease, can cause changes in the blood vessels is the necrobiotic: diabetic lipid class (NLD). NLD causes spots similar to diabetic skin lesions, but fewer, larger, and more in depth.

NLD starts usually dull, red, raised areas. After a certain period of time, it appears that some scarring bright purple border. The blood vessels under the skin are easier to see. Sometimes, the National League for Democracy itching, pain. Sometimes the dividing point.

National League for Democracy is a rare disease. Adult women are more likely to get it. As long as injuries do not open, no treatment is needed. However, if you have open wounds, consult your doctor for treatment.

Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a thickening of the artery, the legs can affect the skin. People with diabetes tend to have atherosclerosis at younger ages than others.

The narrowing of the artery atherosclerosis of the blood vessels, skin changes. It is hairless, thin, cool and bright. Toes are cooled. Toenail thickening and discoloration. And exercise-induced pain in the calf muscles, because the muscles do not receive enough oxygen.

Due to a blood infection-fighting white blood cells, slow healing of the affected leg, broken skin. Even minor abrasions can cause open wounds heal slowly.

Crazy people are more likely to suffer a foot injury. This happens because people do not feel pain, heat, cold, pressure, and. People can have an injured foot, and do not know. Wound "by people out in the cold, so the infection is likely to develop atherosclerosis can make things worse. Reduced blood flow can lead to serious infections.

Anaphylaxis
Allergic skin reactions can occur in response to drugs, such as insulin or diabetes pills. You should see your doctor, and if you think you have a drug reaction. Looking website, you inject insulin rash, depression or mass.

Diabetic blisters (Bullosis Diabeticorum)
In rare cases, people with diabetes outbreak of blisters. Diabetes can cause blisters the fingers, hands, feet, toes, and sometimes the back of the legs or forearms. These sores look like blisters from burns, often occurs in diabetic neuropathy. Sometimes they are great, but they are no pain, no redness around them. Your own healing, usually without scars, in about three weeks. The only treatment is to control blood sugar levels.

Eruptive xanthoma
Other conditions xanthomatosis outbreaks caused by uncontrolled diabetes. By the company's yellow pea on the skin as a larger photo. For the bump has a red halo may itch. This occurs most often in the back of the hands, feet, arms, legs and buttocks.

The disease usually occurs in type 1 diabetes in young men. Cholesterol and blood fat people tend to have a higher level. Diabetic blisters, these lumps disappear, the recovery control of diabetes.

Digital sclerosis
In some cases, the development of diabetes is closely thick skin, waxy palm of your hand. Sometimes in the toes and the skin from being thick. Finger joints become stiff, and can no longer move the way they should. In rare cases, knee, ankle, elbow stiffness.

This occurs in about one third of people with type 1 diabetes. The only treatment is to control blood sugar levels.

Disseminated granuloma annulare
In the granuloma annular diffusion, clearly defined ring person or bump on the skin District arched. Rash occurs most frequently in parts of the body away from the outside (for example, finger or ear). But sometimes occur in the trunk on the raised area. They can be red, reddish brown, or color.

Your doctor, if you get this rash. Drugs can help cure this condition.

Acanthosis nigricans
Acanthosis nigricans is a condition in which tan or brown raised area on both sides of the neck, armpits and groin. Sometimes, it can also occur in the hands, elbows and knees.

Acanthosis nigricans usually strikes are very overweight people. The best way to lose weight. Some creams can help point to look better.