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What Causes Swelling On The Toe While Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes?

Hi, I am a 40 year old female. I weigh 148 lbs. and I have Type 2 diabetes. About a month and a half ago my third toe on my right foot started to swell. I went to my local doctor she took a blood test to check for gout she said the test results said that my uric acid was elevated but was not near an acute gout stage, and she suggested I take ibuprofen for the swelling so I took the ibuprofen like said told me too, and it did not work. So I went back to her and she gave me indocin, and she said if this did not work it would not be gout. I can't get the swelling in the toe to go away. Is there anything eles that could mimic gout and cause my toe to swell this way? I also wanted to mention that the pain and sensations that I have in my swollen toe is also in my other foot, but there is no swelling in that foot, and my A1c for my diabetes was a 6.5.
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
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Hello,

There are few other medical conditions that can mimic gout.

But I can't give you a definitive diagnosis just based on the clinical symptoms alone.

Here I'm mentioning some conditions which may be helpful to you. You may ask your doctor to look in for those conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis etc..
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What Causes Swelling On The Toe While Suffering From Type 2 Diabetes?

Hello, There are few other medical conditions that can mimic gout. But I can t give you a definitive diagnosis just based on the clinical symptoms alone. Here I m mentioning some conditions which may be helpful to you. You may ask your doctor to look in for those conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis etc..