Has Anyone With Neuropathy Had Any Experience With Red, Hot, Burning Lower Legs or Feet?

>While we are on the subject of possible "reactions" -- has anyone with neuropathy had any experience with red, hot, burning lower legs or feet? Mine seems to be limited to the fronts of my shins -- but gradually creeping around to the back sometimes. When I have a flare, there are sometimes blisters, and if they grow, take a long time to heal.<

I have that. No one-- my endocrinologist, a dermatologist, my podiatrist, nor my PCP, who's an internal medicine doc, has ever seen anything like it. Your description of it sounds like what I have.

Fortunately (unfortunately? ) as my peripheral neuropathy has worsened and I've lost more sensation in my feet and lower legs, the itching and burning has eased somewhat. Usually it's just kind of dry and a bit flaky/scabby, and I have some bubbles filled with clear fluid that are very hard to the touch.

Anytime you have open blisters, you should present yourself to your doc for them to do a culture. I had two of mine open at different times, and they were both infected with that MRSA bug, which needs a certain kind of antibiotic.

Beyond that, I just try to keep the skin clean (but with no rubbing or abrasion), and keep the skin comfortable with a plain, unscented skin lotion. Sometimes I use a prescription strength cortisone cream on certain areas if they're very red or itchy. Anything sore gets the betadine treatment, followed up with neosporin. Both betadine and neosporin are OTC products, but my docs say the combo works as well as anything they could prescribe.

But you should make sure to get your own doc's recommendations about taking care of this, do your best to keep your blood sugars as normal as possible, and probably above all, never neglect any sore or open places.