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Diabetes Complications!! Gangrene Diabetic Toe

A DiabetesTeam Member asked a question 💭
St john's newfoundland, canada

I have a 5th toe on my left foot that has recently lost circulation and has turned to dry gangrene.
I was wondering if anyone was struggling with bad toes either with gangrene or the lack of circulation. It is very painful and my surgeon tells me he would rather have it shrivel and fall off by itself instead of surgery.
The pain day to day to unreal in a wide sneaker and even socks make it throb and burn.

September 29, 2016
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A DiabetesTeam Member

prayers for you. yes another doctor is in order. I had a friend who thought she was going to loose a foot. She took high doses of Vitamin C and kept her foot.

September 30, 2016
A DiabetesTeam Member

Eh i vegot IT 15yrs ago horrible the gang green went further on my foot the pain has been so overwhelming I be been glad by the amputation of my underleg. Nowadays I am walking by an prothesisleg. After all I am very proud on my prothesisleg I can walk cycle go on stairs. And it has been an reminder to work on my diabetics I've made it reversible. Pls downt wait to long the pain is so horrible . Remind if I can walk with one feet you can fix it also. Why should you wait with an surgery?b

May 1, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

@bhupendra patel
I i fully sgree on your message. Indeed the gangreen is an great danger for the other bodyparts! Besides that the pain is really unbelievable i experienced it. It is hard to say, but i was glad they did an chirurgery on me.

October 10, 2016
A DiabetesTeam Member

I know how painful gang green is. I should ask an second opinian. They can help the bloodcirculation by arteficial artes. On the bad places by the artes. They made it by me. However it crashed. Later they had to amputade my underleg. Yes of course i missed my leg however i was free from pain. And i am stil walking by an prothesis.

October 9, 2016
A DiabetesTeam Member

don't suffer... surgery is better option to avoid spreading the advance , bless you and be safe in what ever you decide to do.

October 9, 2016

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