People with diabetes have a higher risk of skin rashes like acanthosis nigricans. High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) is often to blame. A rash can also be a sign of prediabetes. Many diabetes rashes clear up after blood sugar is managed. Proper diabetes management and skin care can prevent skin problems that can lead to serious infections.

2023年4月11日 · Spots on your legs, area of velvety skin, or a sudden bumpy rash can all be signs of diabetes.

2023年11月9日 · Some people experience allergy-like symptoms when consuming sugar. However, it is more likely a sugar intolerance than an allergy. Sugar intolerance or sensitivity describes difficulty digesting certain types of sugar and does not involve the immune system reaction that happens with an allergy.

2022年12月16日 · Skin rashes can be one of the first signs of high blood sugar or prediabetes. People living with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing rashes such as acanthosis nigricans.

Refined sugar may also be a trigger for a chronic skin conditions, such as eczema. Only your doctor can properly diagnose your situation and determine the basis for your sugar sensitivity and resulting itchy skin. A food allergy is an abnormal reaction by the immune system to a food.

2023年5月15日 · Various skin changes can occur with diabetes, such as granuloma annulare, a ring-shaped rash of raised bumps that may appear red, red-brown, pink, purplish, or the same color as your skin.

2023年10月6日 · High blood sugar levels can cause a range of skin problems, including itching, dryness, and infections. Diabetes can also affect skin color, leading to patches of darker or lighter skin.

2023年3月28日 · Diabetes rashes and patches of skin dryness or discoloration are often early signs of diabetes. People with diabetes have blood sugar levels that are too high due to a lack of insulin or...

2023年9月15日 · When diabetes affects your skin, causing skin sores or diabetes rash, it is a sign your blood sugar levels are too high. If you notice any skin problems, it is time to talk to your...

2023年10月23日 · For diabetics, the skin might show the first telltale signs of the disease even before a formal diagnosis. These signs range from minor dryness to more significant, sometimes alarming, conditions.