My diabetic father gets recurrent itchy skin rashes. Please help.

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Thanks for sharing the blood report, and detailed health history (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

The reason for skin itching is poorly controlled blood sugar levels. One simple way to explain that is when blood sugar is not controlled well, the body is more compromised and quick to get a fungal and bacterial skin infection, very commonly seen in diabetic patients. I would request you to monitor blood sugar levels carefully, maintain a healthy lifestyle, take your medication regularly, and diabetic diet. Maintain good skin hygiene, keep it clean dry and use pure coconut virgin oil on the area where it itches. It has good healing properly, itching should subside once the blood sugar is controlled. You can take an antihistamine for a severe case of allergy.

I hope this helps.