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Bitten By Ants, Redness, Difficulty Walking, Have Pain. Applied Cortaid And Benadryl. Have Diabetes Type 1
i stepped in an ant pile. we got them off and out of my shoes. there were atleast fifty ants on me. I washed my feet in cold water for several minutes and applied Cortaid and took Benadryl. then I went to the grocery store and on my right foot on the right side has a red pone on it and I could hardly walk and now I can't walk on it without severe pain. I have diabeties type one also
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
Hello,
Inflammation due to ant bite may have caused this problem.
Foot care is all the important in diabetes.
If left untreated it may progress to diabetic foot ulcer.
Maintain your blood sugar under good control.
Consult a podiatrist.
Inflammation due to ant bite may have caused this problem.
Foot care is all the important in diabetes.
If left untreated it may progress to diabetic foot ulcer.
Maintain your blood sugar under good control.
Consult a podiatrist.
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Welcome to HCM.
You have local allergic reaction at the ant bite area.It will recover within 2 to 3 hrs it self.If it is increasing than you have to take oral steroid and nsaid to subside pain and allergic reaction.You can apply local steroid cream.
Levocetrizine will be helpful to reduce allergic reaction.
Consult your physician for better medical management.
You have local allergic reaction at the ant bite area.It will recover within 2 to 3 hrs it self.If it is increasing than you have to take oral steroid and nsaid to subside pain and allergic reaction.You can apply local steroid cream.
Levocetrizine will be helpful to reduce allergic reaction.
Consult your physician for better medical management.
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