Diabetic itching may be caused by diabetes itself, but also hives, pruritus and other diseases caused by the need for targeted treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
1. Diabetes: diabetes itself will cause itchy skin symptoms, need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use metformin, glipizide and other oral hypoglycemic drugs or injectable insulin therapy, with dietary control and appropriate exercise, when the blood sugar control will be stabilized after the itchy symptoms will be relieved.
2. Urticaria: It is necessary to treat the cause of the disease, such as avoiding physical stimulation (friction, cold, heat, etc.), avoiding physical exertion and mental stress, etc. Acute urticaria can be treated with drugs such as levocetirizine and diclofenac tadalafil, and when the symptoms are severe or accompanied by anaphylactic shock, it is possible to use dexamethasone, methylprednisolone and other drugs.
3. Pruritus: avoid contact with soap, disinfectant and other stimulating detergents, topical hydrocortisone and other hormonal drugs, but also use loratadine to relieve itching symptoms, accompanied by symptoms of depression can be treated with amitriptyline.
Diabetic patients with generalized itching should go to the hospital and be treated under the guidance of a doctor.