PODIATRIST DISCUSSES DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Podiatrist Aaron Solomon, DPM says, "I always tell my diabetic patients that nothing is too small. A corn or callus sounds simple and trivial, but it can turn into something much more severe. Come into the office. Let's take a look at it."

 

Dr. Aaron Solomon

 

"With diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), the [high blood] sugar damages the nervous system and then there's a loss of protective sensation. So if a diabetic develops a corn or callus, they may not feel it. As the callus builds up, there is a breakdown of the skin that eventually leads to an infection."

 

Source: Julie Edwards, WRCB-TV

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.