To think I have diabetic feet. Gross picture included.

[ParmaLily]

Literally panicking at my feet, to think this is diabetic foot!

Are they wet ? That looks moist ..are you diabetic ?

I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 28 years and my feet are not like that - you wouldn’t know I had diabetes by looking at my feet. I use foot cream (with a mild acid/exfoliant) twice a day and never walk around barefoot. It looks very painful so I hope you get some medical assistance.

I had feet a lot worse than that, plus incredible pain so I couldn’t walk. I did get diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and since then the feet have improved 100% and the pills seem to have helped plus more exercise, better diet and so on.
if you look at pics online, diabetic feet are much much worse.

Good to see you’re getting help op.

I’m diabetic and my feet aren’t like that. Diet Coke doesn’t give you diabetes.
As pp’s have said book appt with a podiatrist or chiropodist who can remove all that dead skin.
Following that, regularly apply foot cream and use a pumice stone a couple of times a week.

And again no one who posts can ever be anywhere but the UK 🙄.
Hope all is ok OP.

How did it go with the doctor OP?
Hope you are feeling better and have a good plan to sort this out now.

@amusedbush And maybe I can suggest you get up to speed. Look at the research online by Prof Tim Spector on how artificial sweeteners change gut health and this can lead to another chain of reactions that can trigger metabolic syndrome .

Now we're never going to find out if her feet fell off or not.

Once you get them sorted by the doctor, do a foot peel a couple times a year and your feet will look brand new.

Oh shit. Maybe 😂

I mean I am A woman from jersey. But I hope I’m not that woman from jersey.

The OP is almost certainly from Guernsey (or even Alderney or even possibly Sark) so is very unlikely to be the woman from Jersey. But I speak for us all in wanting to know who she is.

She did say she was from the isle of man.

So many rude posts I don't expect her to return

She said she lived in the Channel Islands. The Isle of Man isn't a Channel Island.

Is it painful to touch? Does the dry skin come off if you abrase it?

Can I just clarify. Diet drinks do not ‘cause’ type 2 diabetes. There is research to suggest that over consumption alters the gut bacteria, which can increase the risk of developing type 2 by as much as 50% in the long term. But there are other factors in conjunction with that and like everything else, moderate consumption/use of sweeteners to replace sugar in tea/coffee isn’t a problem if you’re sensible. But yes, 8 cans of coke daily - diet or otherwise is excessive.

Over consumption of any diet drink or artificial sweetener can increase your risk factor for type 2 by over 50% in the long term. It doesn’t ‘give’ you diabetes but along with other contributing factors, it is a concern.

Actually your own post is misinformation as research suggests that over consumption of diet drinks and other artificial sweeteners alters the gut bacteria and increases the risk of developing type 2 in the long term by as much as 50%, so while they don’t actually ‘cause’ Type 2, they are a significant risk factor. Check it out on a reputable site - Diabetes UK. My partners’ diabetic nurse advised on the best artificial sweeteners to replace sugar in beverages and advised to use in moderation, as well as limiting diet soda.

How old are you? I mean, if you’re 65, they’re not so bad, just thickened, if you’re 25…. 😬

@JinglingHellsBells please may you provide a link to the study you are referring to, as I have just searched and searched and cannot find anything besides books and articles (neither of which are peer-reviewed studies or randomised control trials).

Or @Rosscameasdoody - are you able to provide a link to any studies backing up your claims, as again a Google search only seems to show a couple of tiny studies suggesting increased risk but they are not mentioned at all by Diabetes UK (are you thinking of Diabetes.co.uk, which is not a charity but a private business)?

I am yet to find any reliable research suggesting artificially sweetened drinks increase the risk of diabetes (let alone cause it), and actually Diabetes UK (the charity) and the NHS website both say that the Acceptable Daily Intake set for artificial sweeteners is set at 100 times less than the smallest amount that could possibly cause harm, and apparently it is extremely difficult for someone to even reach those levels (apparently a 10 stone woman could safely drink 19 cans of diet Coke a day without harm for example).

Happy to be shown any reliable evidence to the contrary though!

Why do you all think this is caused by walking barefoot? I’m barefoot most of the time and have been for the vast majority of my life and my feet don’t need any special attention and are supple and “normal” looking. I just wash them and probably put cream on them once a year if that.

@T1mumtobe This should get you started. Follow any links or google for more info with search terms.

joinzoe.com/post/artificial-sweeteners

Has OP recovered from sepsis yet?

patient.info/news-and-features/can-diet-drinks-cause-type-2-diabetes

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/310909

The top link is an article written by a GP and lists the pros and cons of the studies and other contributing factors to the increased risk. The bottom one was recommended reading after a visit with my partner to see his endocrinologist a while ago. The info in the couple of posts I made upthread was taken from information given by the endocrinologist in response to our questions, and also from his diabetes nurse, who is aware of the studies into artificial sweeteners and diabetes. And other information was from diabetes.co.uk. Once again for clarity - not saying diet drinks are the cause of type 2 diabetes, but the studies concluded that more research is necessary because the evidence points to artificial sweeteners not being as safe as previously thought and that they alter gut bacteria in a way that significantly increases the risk factor for type 2. They all conclude that more research is needed, but I would be more wary of experts saying there is little or no risk, because they inevitably have an axe to grind.

Chiropodist maybe - you have lazy footcare itis. You might have diabetes but nothing you have said or shown would indicate that. You need to ditch the diet coke - just reduce it slowly and replace with water or similar - or even another sugar free pop reduce the caffeine if nothing else

@ParmaLily how did you get on at the hospital?