The difference between diabetic itchy skin and normal itchy skin lies in the different causes, different symptoms and different treatments.
1. Differences in etiology: ordinary itchy skin can be caused by skin diseases or insect bites; diabetic itchy skin is caused by dry skin and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
2. Symptoms are different: ordinary itchy skin is usually accompanied by signs or symptoms of skin diseases, including specific rashes such as eczema will have a flaky rash, patients with severe itching; diabetic patients with a relatively smooth skin appearance, and there is no obvious hyperpigmentation or blotchy rash, pimples and other skin disease-specific changes.
3. Treatment is different: diabetes triggered by itching is often caused by high blood sugar levels, blood sugar control itching symptoms will be reduced; ordinary itching need to identify the cause of the cause of treatment, such as allergic dermatitis caused by itching need to be applied to anti-allergy drugs.
Itchy skin patients need to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor systematic treatment.