Painful Blisters On Your Feet

Excessive pressure and rubbing from your footwear can cause painful blisters to develop on your feet.

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Since the peripheral nerve damage that often occurs in patients who have diabetes can disrupt the normal sense of feeling in your feet, even minor injuries like scrapes and blisters can go undetected and quickly progress to a problematic infection. So take good care of your feet and be sure to bring any foot or ankle difficulties to the attention of your podiatrist to help avoid future complications, including possible amputation.

4 Reasons Diabetics Need a Podiatrist

As a disease, there are two known types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. If you have Type 1 diabetes, your body is only able to produce a small amount of insulin or no insulin at all.