I have had Excema since I was 25 (43 now). It seems to move from one or two fingers to another few fingers every several months to a year. Sometimes appearing on my other hand (and starting on my foot). It will callous over and crack and is very hard to get to heal. One thing that helps me but may sound weird is, I use a little Dremel rotory tool with fine sanding roller to take the callous down, it becomes more flexable for healing and helps the lotion to sink in. Skin Zinc has helped but I have to remember to use it frequently each day for at least a month. Thanks to this site I am going to try Aquaphor. I have Diabetes Type 2 and am about 100 lbs over weight, anyone found an association here and have improved their condition by weight loss? I need to try a limited diet and see if it is food related, seams like you would have to pick one food for a week or two that isn\'t red (previous post), tough challenge. Any Suggestions?