Skin tags -

I am just curious, what do you mean by "controlled" by diet and exercise? Are you saying that you BG level is or A1C is maintained at a normal level by diet and exercise alone (no drugs)?

I am asking because I am newly diagnosed and looking for hope that it is possible.

Steve

This is so strange about the skin tags on the neck. My mother (who was only diagnosed as a Type II during open heart surgery) had these by the hundreds for years. She would have a LOT of them removed only to have a new batch appear. During those times - 15 to 20 years ago - her annual physical blood workup would indicate she had high triglycerides. The doctors even had her take the blood glucose test where you drink the sugary liquid to see if she was a diabetic. The tests would come back "border-line" every time. Of course, "border-line" numbers back then have actually been recognized as Type II now. Flash forward to myself for the last five years when tags began appearing on my neck also though not as many as my Mom's. I thought it was just a genetic skin condition, but then I was diagnosed in 2005 as a Type II. I never put the tags and diabetes together, but you have me wondering. One doctor told me perhaps it was high cholestrol, but my Mother's cholestrol was always normal or low while mine was only slightly elevated and neither of us were "overweight". Could this be the skin's indication of high sugar in our system long before we are diagnosed "by the numbers"? I think it would be worth looking into to see if more diabetics ever noticed this skin problem. Has anyone seen anything about a connection between diabetes and skin tags on a dermatological website?