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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4 13 cases of diabetes care skin itch [Keywords:] diabetes, skin itching, nursing Diabetes is the pruritus of primary diabetic patients without skin damage, but mainly the skin itching skin, good hair in the back and limbs, followed by stomach, mouth, genital perianal, serious affect the quality of life of patients [1]. now from May 2005 to September 2007 our department treated 13 cases of diabetes in patients with pruritus Nursing reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical data The group of 13 diabetic patients, including 5 males and 8 females, aged 38 to 67 years, duration of 5 to 21 years, pruritus 4 d ~ 2 years. Systemic or local skin see the scratches and scattered papules, severe as frequent grasping, local skin thickening and pigmentation of blood scab, even skin ulceration, infection. 1.2 nursing Nursing are: primary care, keeping the skin clean and avoid scratching the skin, psychological care, to avoid harmful psychological and emotional cause blood sugar, specialist care, be careful to take the dose of hypoglycemic agents and food situation. 2 Results 13 cases of diabetes in the effective control of diet, adequate exercise and oral hypoglycemic drug therapy based on the use of effective methods of care, patients with skin itching disappeared or significantly reduced. Links to free paper download 3 Nursing and discussion Wards to keep quiet and fresh air, rest for the patient to create a good environment. Pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the skin clean, conditions permitting, a daily bath, water temperature not too hot, not too long time, to use the neutral soap. The elderly and the combined patients with cardiovascular disease should be some accompanying bath, to prevent accidents. urging patients not to scratch the skin, so as not to scratch the skin causing skin ulceration and infection. Because the skin itching, in patients with more irritability, irritability or mood dep