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Post by The Mayor on Feb 21, 2006 11:20:50 GMT -5
What your shins can tell you about your diabetes risk Discoloured spots on the shins are often an early sign of impending type II (adult onset) diabetes. The spots are usually red or brownish-red and are generally slow spreading. They are also called diabetic dermopathy, and while not exclusive to diabetes, they can be an accurate indicator of the disease itself or a predisposition to it. Dr Wright often suspects this condition when these spots are present in his patients, and when they have any of the other major risk factors for diabetes including: family history of the disease, skin tags, obesity or excess weight, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or the combination of high blood pressure with high triglycerides and cholesterol. If you have even one of these risk factors, you'll want to have a Glucose Insulin Tolerance Test (GITT) performed. There's no faster way to find out your status related to diabetes.
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