Fractured Big Toe!

[berniecuddles]

fractured/broke big toe 4-5 weeks ago swelling gone down still painful but a lot of the skin is peeling off around big toe is this normal? being diabetic i have to be careful about my feet so visit to docs or wait til next tues as i'm going to fracture clinic at hospital?

[Baldric]

have you got a Diabetes Nurse at your Surgery, they're normally very helpful?

[ChillDoubt]

As a diabetic you really ought to seek advice now.
It may be worth popping along to A&E just to be on the safe side or phone the diabetic clinic.
If you weren't diabetic I'd hang on until Tuesaday but your condition means you ought to err on the side of caution.

Best of luck.

[berniecuddles]

cant get to see a nurse /doc earliest mon night so tues hospital it may have to be

[berniecuddles]

thx both

[ChillDoubt]

In that case better do it ASAP before the trials and tribulations of the weekend beset your local A&E!

[berniecuddles]

lol chill

[Svejk]

they said they have a cure for diabetes this morning ;-)

[AlwaysConfused]

A&E ASAP. Obviously you know the dangers related to feet and diabetes. My friend (with diabetes) had his toe removed a few weeks ago after ignoring symptoms of his toe becoming gangrenous. And now he is livid that he doesn't even get 10% discount on his shoes! :)

[berniecuddles]

where was that svejk?

[Svejk]

Must have been the news on R4, Bernie. I'm afraid I only caught the end of it but I thought, blimey, that's big news..

[berniecuddles]

om m8 cheers

[berniecuddles]

ok grrr

[Baldric]

It was for type 1 Diabetes, just caught a bit of it, involved transplanting something (?) so that body produces it's own insulin

[Svejk]

Type 1 would be the bad one, wouldn't it. I always presumed so.

[ethandron]

So far it's only been tested on mice and monkeys, and while diabetes uk are cautiously optimistic, it will be a fair few years yet before type 1 diabetes can be said to be 'cured'...unfortunately. At least it seems to be a real step in the right direction though.

[Svejk]

Great news for sufferers, nonetheless.

[Baldric]

Just found this

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/10/diabetes-stem-cell-type-1-breakthrough-harvard

[Sqad]

bernie...I presume that you are Type 2 diabetic.

I can't see that much damage can be done in the next 4 days......I would wait.

But up to you.

[berniecuddles]

cheers sqad i am type 2 just looks worse than it is but will keep an eye on it til next week

[thegreens]

skins seems normally to peel when there has been some kind of swelling (I have Type 2), especially when I have had a flare up of gout.
If in doubt trouble the A+E