Diabetes and foot care Diabetes Diabetes and Foot Care People with diabetes often have problems with their feet. But good care can keep your feet healthy.
Diabetes can cause nerve damage.
When the nerves in our feet do not work right, it is easy to stumble and injure your feet. You might also burn them or step on a thumbtack and not even know it. Nerve damage can also interfere with sweating, making your feet dry and scaly. Diabetes can cause poor blood flow. As a result, wounds heal slowly.