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Well my bf is diabetic he also doesnt monitor his blood sugar levels properly and has only now started to inject properly, recently he's had swollen legs and feet and was admitted to hospital they done an ECG and it wasn't that and he was given some drug in case it was blood clots but it wasn't they also monitored his urine and found nothing. He was spose to have a kidney scan done but as they don't know when it will be they have discharged him and will take him back when he needs the scan. He got out of hospital yesterday and is back at work today while in hospital his legs went down but his feet didn't and now his legs have swelled again and he's getting really worried. Know one seems to know whats going on or whats causing it and i was just wondering if anyone here would have any idea?
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GWST - macular oedema relates to the eye, not the legs.
I suppose he will have to wait until he gets his kidney scan.. is he on any 'water' tablets e.g. furosemide
Sorry, just incase you didnt know that.
More importantly, he needs to start paying more attention to his diabetes. It's obviously a pain for him but he's got another 50 years to live with it and he could do a lot of damage to various parts of his body including (but not limited to) his kidneys and eyes.
He doesn't need to prick his finger all the time if he knows what his body is up to. But it is important that he takes control now, before it's too late. Just make sure he sees his GP/consultant regularly for his check up.