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What Causes Swelling And Pain In The Hands While Suffering From Diabetes?

I am a 63 year old male with type two diabetes. I take medicine daily and my normal sugar reading is 120. I drink quit a lot in the evenings and don t eat properly and have lost weight in the last year. I m 6 2 and weigh 143 lbs. I also am a heavy smoker. Recently divorced, i thought maybe all this was do to that. The thing is, two days ago the backs of my hands started to swell and are sore. What is going on. No fever or anything like that.
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for the query.I understand your concern
Your probable dipressed psychology following mishap in personal life ,excessive smoking &drinking seems to have caused the problem
First of all try to be away from all abive factors.
You need to consult your family physician first & investigations for liver function tests/respiratory problem .. &full diabetic profile to get the basic cause &then consult an expert(gastroenterologist/diabetilogist or chest physician ) ....as advised . Expert eouls assess your health &afvise specifically foe relievong your problem.
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What Causes Swelling And Pain In The Hands While Suffering From Diabetes?

Hi, Thanks for the query.I understand your concern Your probable dipressed psychology following mishap in personal life ,excessive smoking &drinking seems to have caused the problem First of all try to be away from all abive factors. You need to consult your family physician first & investigations for liver function tests/respiratory problem .. &full diabetic profile to get the basic cause &then consult an expert(gastroenterologist/diabetilogist or chest physician ) ....as advised . Expert eouls assess your health &afvise specifically foe relievong your problem. Thanks.