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Tucson, AZ
5 days ago
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Hey Pearl, i can only respond that I am pre diabetic and I don’t see that it has anything significance as pn is concerned.
I know that pn has an association with multiple other issues. I recently had a horrific break out on both my feet with huge blisters, itching and small blisters all over front and bottom of my feet. Shortly after I had an extreme break out of tiny blisters on both my hands…. Unbelievable!!!
My doctor put me on an antibiotic for the feet and a serum. My hands have something different. Still working on healing them. My point is that it’s possible that pn caused all of this but no real proof. It just seems to me that everything is a question mark.
I hope you’re on a good med for your pn as well as a good dermatologist.
It’s still a mystery disease. All we can do is address one medical issue at a time.
Keep the faith!!!

5 days ago
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The relationship between diabetes and prurigo nodularis is a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. Diabetes is a known comorbidity of PN, but controlling diabetes doesn't always make PN go away.

There are cases where people got their diabetes under control and still had active PN. This suggests that diabetes may not be a Show Full Answer

The relationship between diabetes and prurigo nodularis is a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. Diabetes is a known comorbidity of PN, but controlling diabetes doesn't always make PN go away.

There are cases where people got their diabetes under control and still had active PN. This suggests that diabetes may not be a direct driver of PN symptoms for everyone.

Interestingly, research points to something worth knowing — the underlying inflammation from PN itself may actually worsen comorbidities like diabetes, rather than the other way around. So the relationship may run in both directions.

The key takeaway is:

- Managing diabetes is still important for your overall health
- Treating the systemic (whole-body) inflammation of PN early may help protect against worsening comorbidities
- If you have both conditions, working with both a dermatologist and an endocrinologist can help you get the best care for each

It's always worth having an open conversation with your doctor about how your conditions may be interacting.

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