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@cehunt57

@deeinpa did you ever get any answers to your itching symptoms? I am diabetic and have peripheral and autonomic neuropathy in my diagnoses. I had forgotten this until now but in the late ‘80’s early ‘90’s I had deep itching burning pain in my legs. I did not associate it with neuropathy at the time. It occurred in the summers and our family was participating in 10k walking events. I thought the itching was due to heat, humidity, perspiration, sun screen, bug spray, or Absorbine Junior I was using for muscle aches and pains. It would eventually pass and I’d forgotten about it. Another possibility, years later I was diagnosed with CKD (chronic kidney disease - another complication of diabetes). Many people with CKD also experience terrible itching. Mentor @johnbishop has provided some good informational links. You might want to also check out the kidney bladder group for discussions on there about itching.

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@deeinpa here are the links I think @cehunt57 mentioned. They are from a post by @kanaazpereira .

You might wish to go through some of these discussions about CKD taking place on Connect:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ckd/
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diet-for-diabetes-and-stage-4-ckd-very-confusing

Here are some resources from Mayo Clinic that I would like to share with you:
– Low-phosphorus diet: Best for Kidney Disease? – https://www.mayoclinic.org/food-and-nutrition/expert-answers/faq-20058408
– Chronic Kidney Disease – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-kidney-disease/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354527