Hello, Amylia. I was glad to read your article. I'm a fellow diabetic who was diagnosed only five years ago but likely I was diabetic for much longer but had no idea why I was feeling louzy then, and didn't realize that I should see a doctor. Nearly 25 years ago I got psoriasis, then about three years ago the arthritis set in my hips, knees and feet. I have had similar experiences that the lady you talked about. My change has been thrown back at me in a store that I had gone to for years as the clerk didn't like the look of the psoriasis on my hands. People have commented out loud and stopped me on the street wondering that I'm not in the hospital and if I am contagious. My health suffered as I quit going for walks where people could see my arms and legs in shorts. Wearing long sleeves and pants in summer is uncomfortable so I stayed at home, feeling depressed I ate unhealthy foods and of course gained weight - then became diabetic. Only now, after all these years am I beginning to be able to ignore other people's reactions to my skin condition. Thank you, Amylia for this article. I hope you can get the treatment you need to lessen your psoriasis before it gets as bad as mine is. Keep your head up and never let anyone make you feel you're not important or less than they are. Jo-Anne
Hi, I understand your concern. My-self got one leading to another. Whose fault? It is all the fault of evolution while evolution over million of years went on building our bodies in a modular fashion resulting in auto immune diseases. I am a medical doctor and hate to think of the number of auto immune diseases that evoluion bestowed on us humans and even animals. Add to the insult most of the auto immune diseases do not have perfect cure. Only symptomatic. I only hope one day scientists will be able to eliminate the genes causing immune diseases. It is possible. So let us hope our children and granad children would escape the folly of the evolution or God if you think of God's curse.
Dr Reddy
I have type II diabetes and I also have psoriasis. Mine is fairly mild and has so far appeared on the calves of my legs and near my waistline. I have more problems during the winter months but had thought it was the lack of exposure to sunlight. When I break out I go to the tanning bed and after a few trips that is usually it. My mom has it also but not diabetes. She had it a few years before me and the doctor prescribed UV light treatments at $60 a treatment. I asked her at that time why she didn't just use the tanning bed. After I got it, I took my own advice and tried it and behold it works. It may not be the answer for everyone and I know there are lot of people that hesitate to use tanning beds but for me, it beats the itch.
Hi,
A few years before I developed Type 1 diabetes ,I was diagnosed with vitaligo. It is an auto-immune condition where your body attacks the melanocytes in the skin that produce pigment. In the summer, I have these gross,large white patches on my hands,arms, chin and legs. I now also have psoriasis and lichen plantus. Two more autoimmune conditions of the skin. None of these conditons have cures. Four autoimmune diseases in 1 person. I pray there is a limit but I'm not so sure. Sometimes it is hard to take, but I have to play the cards I was dealt. Best of Luck
My husband had psoriasis with heavy outbreaks on his elbows and knees. One day I heard Paul Harvey say that T-Gel shampoo would cure hot spots on dogs. Our dog had continual hot spots so it was a God-send. Then I suggested to my husband that he try T-Gel on his psoriasis. He tried it and it worked so well that he eventually ended up using it in place of soap to bathe. It may not work for everybody but it's worth a try.
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2001 and psoriasis a few years later. I wasn't diagnosed with type 2 diabetes until April of 2009 but, from several incidents over those years, I believe I had developed the diabetes years before diagnosis. Whichever came first, I have all three diseases. The colitis has been "cured" by total colectomy that I have just gone through. The psoriasis is embarassing because it shows mostly in the skin around my fingernails which I cannot hide or cover up.
Man--arent' we the lucky ones?
Around the fingernails--I have not seen that but I wonder---the flaking is prob not as bad as in other places--is it mostly red patches? Does it itch? At least your fingers get to see the light of day more than oh say my scalp and the inside of my ears covered in psoriasis patches. I even have a new patch in my belly-button (an innie!)--odd, eh?
I had pityriasis Rosea when I was in the 9th grade, and played 3 sports - I took 3 showers a day and itched like crazy! Alpha Keri spray used right after a fresh shower on wet skin and air dry(cold in winter) helped tremendouslyalong with Keri lotion. I am 57 and still have dry skin, but not as bad as back then. We also have a family history of Diabetes and wondered if that is also related to an autoimmune response? Seems to follow the pattern. Dad died from complications due to kidney falure.
Hi, my name is Sandy and I cried when I read your post...not because i felt sorry for you; on the contrary...because I admired your attitude toward your Immune Disorders...I completely know where you are coming from. I have all three of these as well!!! (N more!)
I am 44, and would "love" to be able to share my emotional "ups and downs" with someone who understands!!!
If you get this msg. and you have time, "pls" contact me at sjenk1005@yahoo.com.
Thanks and once again...good for you, for your "awesome" posting! 
Sandy.
My story is much the same I started my road with Ulcerative colitis. I had surgery to have my colon removed in '90. During this whole time I had this back pain that would never go away. I went to countless doctors over the years and they always said they could never find any problems. Needless to say in '05 I was finally diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis. Now my doctor just found out that on top of it all. I have Hypothyroidism. I also have had Psoriasis since age 15. I have not been told as of yet that I have Diabetes. However at this rate it would not surprise me. I just so happen to own a video production company for my living. I have been making the rounds to the different boards like this one. So I see there is now a large group of us dealing with the different Autoimmune diseases. However there is no real research being done on the total cause of why these happen. Me and my company are going to be doing a documentary that spotlights this issue. My goal and hope is to bring this issue to the public mainstream. Once we get public awareness that all these conditions tie together. Maybe we can get a focused plan on how to deal with the root cause. This will be a massive effort but one that effects my life on a daily basis. So it just needs to be done. So one day there will be no need for fourms like this. That remains to be my wish. If you are interested to find out more about this project email me at harris@colorburstproductions.com
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I developed Psoraisis when I was 14 when my family moved to another state. It has always been mild to moderate depending on what is going on in my life. My body's response to stress has always been to develope new physical problems. When my daughter developed cancer, I took on two full time jobs and a part time on weekends to help her financially. It was during that time that I developed type 2 diabetes. Poor sleep habits and stress made it difficult to keep my diabetes and psoriasis under control. The doctor refused to believe that I was following the prescribed diet and this only added to my stress. At the same time I developed an acute case of uticaria and had to have steroids to control this. My daughter is in remission now and my life is much less stressful and my psoraisis and diabetes is under control. But times of acute stress still causes flair of psoraisis as well as glucose spikes and hives. I have since found a new physician and this also has helped!
WOW KB, you sound just like my favorite person in the world, my identical twin sister. She just developed hives too and has had a hell of a time with it. The docs in NC don't know what to do with her--what kind of a doc do you see for this if you don't mind? Immunologist? PCP?