Wart Removers...

[Stuboy]

Ok,

I have a very annoying wart on my right index finger, i hate it, and it's been there about a year or so, it used to be on my left index finger, but one day it decided to move in on the right hand instead. I REALLY wanna get rid of it, so today i bought some Scholl wart remover, it's one that freezes it and is supposed to work in 1 treatment.

When i got home, we noticed it's "not suitable for diabetics".... WHY THE **** NOTT!!!??!@@?!??##@@??

Are there any wart removers out there that we CAN use? I dont really want to use the gel ones that take MONTHS to work... i dont even know if we can use those either?

As always, advice is muchly appreciated :D

[JediSkipdogg]

I haven't used that stuff but I have used the gels that take forever and well, those never worked for me. I have been wanting to try one of those freeze systems to see how they work, but ****, so expensive.

The reason they say not to use on diabetics is because it might not heal properly. Personally, I've never had a problem with healing therefore if you don't, I don't see why you couldn't use it.

[Stuboy]

yeh i tried the gels on my LEFT finger when it was there, but didn't work.

[camjen1]

Everything now days are labeled for diabetics no to use. If it were me I would use it. Or maybe call the compnay and find out the specific reason for not being able to use it.

If all else fails how about scissors? :evil:

[Stuboy]

Yes... maybe AMPUTATING the wart is a solution! lol

[camjen1]

I'm sure it won't be a problem, just apply a little pressure afterward. :laugh:

[valc3]

I think the reason they say "not suitable for diabetics" is there may be issues with healing. If your bg isn't in control, the place the wart was, may not heal. Complications could set in, etc etc. It's all about CYA.

[kgm0612]

I'd be afraid of it not healing properly and getting infected. I'd make an appointment with a dermatologist, if possible. Good luck!

Karen

[JediSkipdogg]

I'd make an appointment with a dermatologist, if possible.

Well, that is a waste. Whenever I went to them for warts they just iced (liquid nitro) them off. Basically the same stuff that you now buy at the stores.

[Diana]

Dont you know diabetics are constantly having toes and fingers and noses and legs fall off for minor reasons such as walking around their own houses barefoot? To think they would want to freeze off warts in the privacy and comfort of their own home, like any other human being is just an outrage. In fact, while we are on the subject, lets not forget to mention that we should also avoid filing calluses, trimming toenails, waxing legs and wearing socks with seams. Dont even get me started on the subject of contact lenses...

Ohh yes, we are sick, SICK I tell you, and we should live in fear that the everyday thing we do may result in heinous consequences, loss of life or indeed, limb. So next time you pick up a kitchen knife to chop some salad, consider the possible consequences. You could cut yourself, a minor injury, which you may well not even feel (due to lack of sensation, neuropathy), let alone see (cos you are blind, retinopathy), which then becomes hideously infected due to the inherent poor healing of all diabetics. Dont you think it would be wiser to buy pre-shredded lettuce leaves and save yourself the possible suffering? In fact, I'm quite suprised kitchen utensils do not yet come with a warning about the possible dangers to people with diabetes.

In short, while I can of course not comment on your own health, I would use the wart freezer stuff and not loose too much sleep :laugh: .

[camjen1]

Dont you know diabetics are constantly having toes and fingers and noses and legs fall
off


This is very new! I'll have to add it to my list. LOL

[Cyborg]

Go to the doc and they can freeze it off.

[grace girl]

Dont you know diabetics are constantly having toes and fingers and noses and legs fall off for minor reasons such as walking around their own houses barefoot? To think they would want to freeze off warts in the privacy and comfort of their own home, like any other human being is just an outrage. In fact, while we are on the subject, lets not forget to mention that we should also avoid filing calluses, trimming toenails, waxing legs and wearing socks with seams. Dont even get me started on the subject of contact lenses...

Ohh yes, we are sick, SICK I tell you, and we should live in fear that the everyday thing we do may result in heinous consequences, loss of life or indeed, limb. So next time you pick up a kitchen knife to chop some salad, consider the possible consequences. You could cut yourself, a minor injury, which you may well not even feel (due to lack of sensation, neuropathy), let alone see (cos you are blind, retinopathy), which then becomes hideously infected due to the inherent poor healing of all diabetics. Dont you think it would be wiser to buy pre-shredded lettuce leaves and save yourself the possible suffering? In fact, I'm quite suprised kitchen utensils do not yet come with a warning about the possible dangers to people with diabetes.

In short, while I can of course not comment on your own health, I would use the wart freezer stuff and not loose too much sleep :laugh: .


Couldn't have said it better if I tried! Reminds me of the CDE who almost fell off of her chair when I told her that I actually WALK BAREFOOT in my own house. Apparently this foolishness can causes toes to fall off at will.

[lgvincent]

I once had a wart and the over-the-counter stuff didn't work. I got a prescription for Occlusal-HP and the first bottle of the stuff didn't do a darn thing. I was desperate enough to try a second bottle and the thing slowly went away. It took time but it worked.

[grace girl]

On a more serious note, I used the Dr. Scholl's on my son's wart last year (except he got the cool one with Garfield on the tape!) and the wart was gone within a month. Of course, he doesn't have D, so his finger is still intact.

[notme]

I think it is a liability thing. If you have no problem with healing and your blood sugar is under good control.....go for it.

[Diana]

Couldn't have said it better if I tried! Reminds me of the CDE who almost fell off of her chair when I told her that I actually WALK BAREFOOT in my own house. Apparently this foolishness can causes toes to fall off at will.

You can never be too careful you know! Now, while I can accept that my housekeeping will never get me a centerfold spread in Home Beautiful (or is that a front cover? I'm always getting them mixed up!), I'm relatively certain that all the rusty nails are kicked far enough under the couch that my toes are safe.

Toes are natures way of indicating your long term control. Every morning when you wake up, just reach down and feel your toes. If there's as many there as were there last night, your doing ok. I call it the 10ToeIC

[ProudNanaof5]

This may sound strange but 3 weeks ago my granddaughter had a wart on her wrist and while she was at basketball practice a friend's mother told her to put a piece of waterproof tape around it. She put the adhesive tape you use on cuts or wounds to hold guaze in place. She wraped a piece around her wrist and in a little more than a week the wart was gone. Of course, my dad used to "buy" my warts when I was a child. And they would dissapear, too. :biggrin:

[grace girl]

Here's a really strange one....... My Nana told me this years ago, and it really does work. You cut an Irish potato in half and rub the wart with the potato. You do this twice a day, and the wart will be gone within a week or so. My husband has tried this, and it worked.

Of course the second half of the tale was that you were supposed to bury the potato in the yard...but we never quite went that far.......

[lgvincent]

I've heard that putting banana peel (inside of the peel, not the outside) on them will get rid of them too, but I don't have a lot of faith in such things.

[modbom]

I used that Dr Scholls freezy stuff and it worked fine. AS long as your in tight control and without complications you 'll be OK.

[Keezheekoni]

Soak the wart in warm water for 5 minutes, then cut a circle of duct tape and put it on the wart. Change it every 3 days. Should be gone in two weeks or so. :)

I use the freezy stuff and a salicylic acid stuff too, they all tend to work the same.

[Ailsa]

I've done everything Diabetics are not suppossed to do & I'm fine!

[Simon]

A pharmacist told me I would have to see a doctor if I had a wart. THe only plus sde here is that at least you'll get the gel for free that way.

[Stuboy]

well, i asked my nurse if i could use it and she said go for it. The only reason they say not to is if you have nerve damage etc.

So i used it... and the wart is still t here :( how long does it take to go away after treatment? The instruciton sheet doesn't say!

[Cyborg]

Go to the doc...

[Keezheekoni]

It usually takes about a week or two for the wart to start falling off. The problem is that if you aren't able to dig the cone out, then the wart will come back. :( I've always had to go to a doctor to get the cone out after the actual wart came off.

[ang]

what i did in the past was put an uncoated aspirin tablet on it (secured with a bandaid). worked for me. not sure the timeframe though because this was a few years ago, wasn't overnight though. warts are so funny though, one day there here, the next they're gone. just don't make it bleed (i was bad for that) or it'll spread!