Hello!

[Guest guest]

Hello. Just joined the list. I've not been diagnosed with type 2

yet but am about 30 pounds overweight, or more 6' and 210 pounds.

I have a question. I've been a long time drinker - for about 35

years and probably have some liver disease.

Recently I developed an intense generalized ITCH, and read that it

could be a sign of diabetes,liver or kidney disease. I had a scan

of my kidneys two years ago and they said they were fine, along with

blood tests every 6 months or so which are normal re the kidneys.

I'm wonder if when any of you have your blood glucose high - do you

itch?

My itch is way down now and disappeared totally when I did 3 miles on

my treadmill after not eating anything for the day. It stayed down

since then until I missed one day on the treadmill and a little itch

came back.

Could high blood sugar cause me to itch or is there anything else

diabetic connected that could.

I've rarely had itching before now.

Thanks much

Hansen

[Guest guest]

Hi - welcome to the list. The best way to find out the truth is get to

your doctor and have a blood glucose test and hemoglobin tests. I think the

itching may be involved with complications of diabetes - I had it sometimes

but had tingling in my arms and legs, numbness in one leg, and a lot of

other stuff going on, including losing weight for no good reason. There are

a lot of things that can be symptoms or effects of diabetes, or about a

gazillion other things. That's why a doctor is a better diagnostician than

email folks who can't see you or evaluate your condition. Good Luck.

Carol

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wrote:

<< I've been a long time drinker - for about 35 years and probably

have some liver disease. Recently I developed an intense generalized

ITCH, and read that it could be a sign of diabetes,liver or kidney

disease.>>

, didn't they check your liver function? There is an expression:

when you hear hoofbeats, think horse, not zebra. Generalized itching

is a typical sign of an ailing liver. Do you have flu-like symptoms?

Are there signs of jaundice? (Do your eyes have a yellow cast, etc.)

Do you notice extra weight in your face and your abdomen, like

there's a fluid accumulation? One liver tonic: folate daily (1 gram,

I think), along with 4-6 brewers yeast tablets. Milk thistle is also

supposed to be good. Livers can heal if they haven't reached the

stage of cirrhosis.

Susie

[Guest guest]

Could be too much phosphorous in the system too.

F