could anyone tell me does anyone else suffer from boils? I get them quite offen my dr. said that is normal for diabetics. any sugestion on how to get rid of them. :eek: they are very painful sometimes, other times I dont even know I have them then I will be in the shower and BAM find a lump and sure enogh there is another one.

I have never had a boil (T1 for almost 40 years) but I know that I have heard it said that the tighter your control, the more likely you are to get them.

Your doc seems very casual about this. It should be taken seriously. How have your sugars been running? Can you get better control to help deal with this? Has your doctor suggested anything or does he/she just seem to feel that you have to put up with it? If he does, I'd find another doc.

Good luck.

Cora

I have never had a boil (T1 for almost 40 years) but I know that I have heard it said that the tighter your control, the more likely you are to get them.

Your doc seems very casual about this. It should be taken seriously. How have your sugars been running? Can you get better control to help deal with this? Has your doctor suggested anything or does he/she just seem to feel that you have to put up with it? If he does, I'd find another doc.

Good luck.

Cora

Cora, did you mean the tighter control the less likely?