Dear Alison,
It sounds to me like you need to go to the ER or your doctor ASAP. You are probably loosing too much blood. Once you take care of the immediate problem (dizziness, cold sweats, and fainting) you need to go to a gynecologist and find out the underlying cause of the frequent and heavy periods.
Nurselady

Nurselady

Dear Joy,
Yes, Joy, there are things that you can do to help prevent diabetes. Avoid eating a lot of simple carbohydrates such as cakes, cookies, white bread, white pasta, white rice, and simple sugars like candy, soda. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods like wheat bread, oatmeal, brown rice, and wheat pasta. Exercise is another important key to fighting diabetes. Try to find activities that you enjoy like running, playing tennis, roller blading, dancing, anything to keep you in tip top shape. Have regular physicals with your physician including blood work to check your blood glucose. I recently read an article that eating cinnamon on a regular basis helps lower blood glucose, so add some to your oatmeal or whole wheat toast.

Hope this has been helpful. Wiishing you the best of health.
Nurselady

Thanks!
Bethany

Dear Bethany,
One question would be what did you do prior to the redness? Did you take a long walk? Play tennis? How long does the redness and tenderness last? What makes it go away? I believe you should probably see a podiatrist (a foot doctor) if the problem continues or gets worse. I once had a problem after walking 3 miles on the beach. My foot hurt so bad and there was some redness and heat. I went to a podiatrist and I had an infection in the tissue. He gave me an injection and it cleared up almost immediately.

Hope this helped,
Nurselady

Dear Jenny,
If there are many tiny bumps it may be some type of allergic reaction. If there is pus, swelling, redness or heat it may be an infection. I would call the facility where you received the piercing and check with them first. If you continue to have the problem or it gets worse contact your physician.

Good Luck,
Nurselady

Dear Melissa,

I have seen this problem several times. It seems that sometimes the bump goes away with warm compresses and other times there was a need for medical attention. I would recommend that you call the facility where you had the piercing done. If it is it red, warm, draining or painful, go see your physcian.

Nurselady

Dear Jeff,
The best way to avoid sunburn and skin cancer is to prevent it by applying SPF 15 lotion or better and wearing light clothing and even a hat. Stay out of the sun between 10 am and 2 pm when it is the most intense. Once skin burn has occurred avoid further sun exposure as it will increase the burn and pain. Take cool baths without bubbles, oils, etc. Cool compresses will also help. There is a burow solution that you can purchase at the drugstore but be sure to read the directions. I use an aloe gel at my school for students with sunburn and they say it is the best. If the pain is real bad a pain reliever such as aspirin or ibuprofen may be required. If you have blisters that pop an antibiotic ointment will help the skin heal. Some cases are severe enough to be seen by a physician so use your good judgement and go to the doctors if the sunburn does not improve in 2-3 days.
Nurselady