Diabetes symptoms in Your Feet

 Diabetes symptoms in Your Feet

Diabetes is an illness that affects how your body processes glucose from the food you eat. Diabetes can occur when the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin or when the body can not effectively utilize the insulin it produces. Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can negatively impact and damage the nerves and interfere ability to send signals.

1.    Pain, tingling, and numbness in legs and feet

People with diabetes have nerve damage. Diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in the legs and feet, which is why symptoms include pain and numbness in the legs, feet, and hands. Further, there is a problems with the digestive system, urinary tract, blood vessels, and heart.

2.    Foot Ulcers

Foot ulcers mean breaks in the skin or a deep sore. These ulcers are open wounds and can be seen 15% of diabetic patients. These ulcers are commonly found on the bottom of the foot. Foot ulcers  can cause the skin to wear off.

3.    Athelet’s foot

Nerve damage due to diabetes can also increase of developing foot complications including the athlete’s foot. This athlete’s foot is a fungal infection that leads to itching, and redness. Patients have to take medications to eliminate the fungus causing the infection.

4.    Corns or calluses

Diabetes can also cause corns and calluses. While corn is a buildup of hard skin near a bony area of a  toe area, a callus is the buildup of hard skin on the underside of the foot.  These are usually caused by poorly fitting shoes or by skin issues.

5.    Gangren

Due to diabetes affecting the blood vessels, that supply your fingers and toes with blood and oxygen, it can help to create gangrene. Gangrene occurs when the blood flow is cut off and tissues die off.

6.    Foot Deformities

Due to diabetes damaging nerves, it can weaken the muscle in the feet and as a result, lead to problems like hammertoes. claw feet, pes cavus.