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From the general description of your health that you have provided, it is abundantly clear that while you may no longer be an overt diabetic, your diabetes is not completely gone yet. In a large number of cases of people who have Type 1 diabetes, the basic problem lies with the immune system. It is a malfunction of the autoimmune system that leads to this disease.
While it is true that a pancreas transplant has often been employed as an effective measure to treat type 1 diabetes, it is also equally true that this may not always work to perfection. Your best bet is to see a doctor and figure out if you have been treated effectively and completely via the removal of your pancreas. If you are still suffering from remnants of the disease, such as the symptoms you have described here, then you need to go back to some sort of treatment method.
The best person to advise you about what course that would be is your doctor who is familiar with your entire case history. Since you have had diabetes for such a long time, you are better off not taking chances and getting to know exactly why you are suffering from these problems.
At home, and by yourself, however, you can work on some easy tactics to reduce the swelling temporarily and also to take care of the ulcers. The first thing you need to do is cut back on your salt intake. This will automatically lead to less retention of water in your lower body. Even in cases of people who do not have any kind of diabetes; this is known to be of considerable help in reducing swelling of the feet. You should also try to keep your feet elevated as much as possible in order to avoid extra flow and settling of blood down at your feet. This will also be of considerable assistance in reducing the swelling. You should also try to eat less of gas causing substances, as this can also sometimes be a factor in adding to inflammation of any part of the body. These would be things like beans, cauliflower and cabbage. For the open ulcers, you can make and keep a paste of clarified butter and turmeric powder at hand. Apply this frequently to your feet. Cleanse with alcohol before each application to be sure that there are no remnants from the previous application.
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