Healing up skin faster..

[SilkVelvet]

I have been diagnosed with type 2 non insulin dependent Diabetes and I didn't have that when I last had a Master.. so thinking of forward planning, have had all the shots I can get free to prevent infections.. so what do you recommend for bruises, welts and cuts to prevent infection and heal them up fast ? (Yes ideally I would like to examine them and remember too, but staving off infection comes first unfortunately).

I live in UK and Polysporin is about only cream I can get over here I know from US though.

Any homoepathic stuff that works ?

Thanks very much

 

[graceanne]

Aloe Vera gel is very good for like welts and stuff. Keep it in the fridge - then you get the duo-benefits of something cold and the aloe vera gel. Plus it feels good.

Also, cold press peanut oil is great for bruises. In most cases it can keep you from bruising at all.

Epsom salts help keep things from getting infected, and will ease sore-ness. Fill your bathtub up with the warm water (as warm as you like it) put in a couple cups or two of epsom salts and voila! (Epsom salts bring poisons and dirt and stuff that can cause infections to the surface.) I don't know for sure - ask your doctor, but I'd think that the warm bath would help, too. I know the reason that diabetics have to watch for infection is cause of blood circulation problems, and warm wather (or a heating pad) brings your blood to the surface. Just be careful - if you have problems with numbness you can burn yourself accidently.

But the most important thing would be to keep it clean.

 

[shy slave]

Arnica.
It comes in a cream and tablets.

You can get it in Superdrug & Boots, as well as health food stores.

 

[CutieMouse]

Arnica rocks.

Midwives use it for labor to help with swelling/bruising/muscle strain; I always kept some in my purse for cuts/scrapes/bumps & bruises when the kids were with me.

 

[Trajal]

Witch hazel

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

I have been diagnosed with type 2 non insulin dependent Diabetes and I didn't have that when I last had a Master.. so thinking of forward planning, have had all the shots I can get free to prevent infections.. so what do you recommend for bruises, welts and cuts to prevent infection and heal them up fast ? (Yes ideally I would like to examine them and remember too, but staving off infection comes first unfortunately).

I live in UK and Polysporin is about only cream I can get over here I know from US though.

Any homoepathic stuff that works ?

Thanks very much

This post is not intended in any manner to be condescending. It really concerns me deeply when I consider the negative potentials with diabetes that fall under 'preventable'. Simply wearing shoes that don't fit well can lead to serious outcomes. So when you move into the area of SM play my mind reels a little . Please just consider this a more general post and no dispersion on the OP whatsoever

I would seriously suggest you speak to a kink friendly Dr ( or your standard Dr if you are comfortable ) to consider PRE play risk. Complications with the diabetes factor poses a significant degree more risk with any potential wounds -also- anything that poses a challenge to circulation. Gangrene, amputation ..................

I posed those last two intentionally, as the daughter of a man whom has lived with diabetes for over 30 years I have acquired knowledge. While I appreciate how important resources for contending after the fact are , I personally would be more proactive with prevention of potentially dangerous complications.

Best of luck finding a happy medium

 

[satindesire]

Take your suppliments!

 

[SilkVelvet]

This post is not intended in any manner to be condescending. It really concerns me deeply when I consider the negative potentials with diabetes that fall under 'preventable'. Simply wearing shoes that don't fit well can lead to serious outcomes. So when you move into the area of SM play my mind reels a little . Please just consider this a more general post and no dispersion on the OP whatsoever

I would seriously suggest you speak to a kink friendly Dr ( or your standard Dr if you are comfortable ) to consider PRE play risk. Complications with the diabetes factor poses a significant degree more risk with any potential wounds -also- anything that poses a challenge to circulation. Gangrene, amputation ..................

I posed those last two intentionally, as the daughter of a man whom has lived with diabetes for over 30 years I have acquired knowledge. While I appreciate how important resources for contending after the fact are , I personally would be more proactive with prevention of potentially dangerous complications.

Best of luck finding a happy medium

Hi Rebecca thanks for the rose

While I see where you are coming from, because your father has diabetes, the phrase " when you move into the area of SM play my mind reels a little" does bug me rather.

I have extensive tests of blood, urine and eyes every three months, for all sorts of things including blood glucose average, lipids, ketones, liver function, thyroid function, kidney function, infection, circulation, cholesterol etc etc etc. I have a diabetic nurse to contact by phone 0800-1800 Monday - Friday and am 5 mins walk from a hospital and 2 mins walk from my GP.

Life is full of risks and I am doing my best to minimise them re: diabetes but I want some quality of life and to me having the kind of sex I want is very important. I am not going to discuss my sex life with my GP or diabetic nurse, it's none of their business.

Any Master I have in future is going to get used to the idea of being very careful re: infection and circulation. He is going to have to think about words like antiseptic, wound dressing, gauze, sterile, anti-bacterial etc etc ..

A kink-friendly surgeon told me that the most important thing is normalising my blood glucose levels and keeping them there, which will prevents many of the things you are worrying about.

Thanks for your concern !

Thank you everyone for the suggestions too

 

[museofdragon]

For broken skin (cuts, scrapes, that kind of thing) you can take a needle and open up a Vitamin E capsule and put the oil on the affected skin. Really speeds healing.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

While I see where you are coming from, because your father has diabetes, the phrase " when you move into the area of SM play my mind reels a little" does bug me rather.
Thanks for your concern !

Living with him for 10 years . Ensuring carbohydrates were appropriate. Dealing with hundreds of episodes of hypoglycemia and the less than endearing mood swings preceding , one 'learns concern'.

My apologies SilkVelvet , it is obvious to me now it was misdirected, in regards to you.

 

[subtleone]

SilkVelvet I would agree with all the previous posts Aloe Vera Gel is available in the sun cream section at Tescos and the like, Arnica is a miracle oil for bringing out bruises! Welleda do it as Massage oil, also available on the supermarket shelf and Vit E is available as a moisturiser cream which is sightly easier than opening the capsules - would also advise that you use the aloe vera and/or vit e cream as a daily cream' as your skin will benefit from the pre-care rather than just a 'cure'.

 

[SilkVelvet]

Thanks for the suggestions !

 

[museofdragon]

SilkVelvet I would agree with all the previous posts Aloe Vera Gel is available in the sun cream section at Tescos and the like, Arnica is a miracle oil for bringing out bruises! Welleda do it as Massage oil, also available on the supermarket shelf and Vit E is available as a moisturiser cream which is sightly easier than opening the capsules - would also advise that you use the aloe vera and/or vit e cream as a daily cream' as your skin will benefit from the pre-care rather than just a 'cure'.

Where broken skin is already a problem, i still advise (as per my kink-friendly dermatologist) opening the capsules. The creams have other ingredients that dilute the Vitamin E. You get a heavier concentration of the good stuff with the capsules that make it work faster on broken skin. (i have Lupus, so skin breaks are a large issue for me too.)

 

[Velvet Bubbles]

I bruise incredibly easy. So arnica gel really does work wonders for me. I don't have the research I've done in front of me to be abel to quote things to you. But melaleuca oil is awesome for a number of things. I'd suggest googling it. There is also a company called by that name actually. I recommend buying the oil from them. I've used their products for years now & have loved how well each one of them worked. Just take care, ok? Be safe, and have fun!

 

[neonflux]

This is a formula that a friend of mine, Dom with 12+ years in the community, gave me - I have not tried it myself as I bottom less frequently and also have a (rare) allergic reaction to large amounts of zinc, but he swears it works. I would probably still want to discuss it with a kink-friendly doc if I had Diabetes...

1000 mg BIOFLAVANOID
2000 mg Vitamin "C"
30 - 45 mg ZINC

Taken daily until bruising no longer occurs. Then maintain one month at a time quarterly.

Neon

I have been diagnosed with type 2 non insulin dependent Diabetes and I didn't have that when I last had a Master.. so thinking of forward planning, have had all the shots I can get free to prevent infections.. so what do you recommend for bruises, welts and cuts to prevent infection and heal them up fast ? (Yes ideally I would like to examine them and remember too, but staving off infection comes first unfortunately).

I live in UK and Polysporin is about only cream I can get over here I know from US though.

Any homoepathic stuff that works ?

Thanks very much

 

[ammre]

Sea salt soaks are great for wounds. This is from a piercing aftercare sheet but it's just as good for any wound:

Sea Salt Soaks
1. Wash your hands thoroughly with liquid antibacterial or antimicrobial soap (Satin and Provon are best).
2. Place a pinch of sea salt in the bottom of a small disposable cup. About 1/8 teaspoon.
3. Add hot tap water - as hot as you can stand - to the salt. Use about 3 ounces of water - which is just over half-full in a 5 ounce cup.
4. If possible, invert the cup right over the piercing and allow it to stay there for 5 minutes. This usually works well for nipple and navel piercings. If you can't create a sufficient seal against the skin with the cup, then soak a cotton ball in the salt water solution and apply the cotton ball to the piercing. When it cools down, throw it away and place a newly saturated cotton ball on the piercing. Do this for 5 minutes. 5. Rinse the piercing with warm water and dry with a clean paper towel.

Soaking Tips

* Only sea salt is to be used. Table salt is not acceptable. Sea salt can be found in many grocery stores and almost all health food stores.
* If you are not sure about the solution strength, put a dab on your finger and taste it with the tip of your tongue. It should be no saltier than a potato chip.

I personally think they tell you to add just a little bit too much salt, the water shouldn't be really hot but it should be on the hotter side of warm, and the sea salt should be non-iodized.


when my father's heart was failing it couldn't pump the blood back up from his legs well and so he has ulcers all over his legs. I was the one who took care of him and he had Silvadine ointment for his legs, which is a great ointment for when you don't have skin, like after a burn, but if you do have some skin, it's not so great. The specalist checked his legs out and switched him to saline soak pads. Basically we had to soak gauze in a saline solution, put them on him, wrap them, then peel them off (yes peel, it was SUPPOSSED to stick it would pull away the silvadine and dead tissue) and redo them later in the evening. The doctor even went so far as to say, "If you were able to walk the best thing you could probably do for your legs would be to go swimming in the ocean". Saline is basically like a medical saltwater.

 

[ammre]

OH and i know a lot of people who love the LITHA method for wounds... "Leave It The Hell Alone". We like to slather creams and bandaids and stuff all over our bodies, but air can help a wound to heal, and heavens knows how many germs are sitting on your fingers and on the top layer of your ointment. Warmth and moisture is a total breading ground for germs and skin deterioration. The place where people go wrong is that they don't follow this to the full extent. they still find themselves touching it, rubbing it, and that's why people opt to cover things.