Overview
- Diabetes.co.uk notes that persistent itching on the feet, legs or ankles can result from prolonged high blood sugar.
- Experts add that such itching may also reflect complications of diabetes, including nerve damage or kidney disease.
- The Cleveland Clinic reports that about one in three people with diabetes will develop a skin rash or other skin problem.
- For people without a diagnosis, a new rash can be an early sign of hyperglycemia or prediabetes and should prompt testing.
- The NHS lists fatigue, frequent urination, constant thirst, blurred vision, slow‑healing wounds and recurrent thrush as common symptoms, and more than 5.8 million people in the UK are living with diabetes.