Don’t Ignore Subtle Changes in How Your Feet Feel: MD Podiatrist

Dan Michaels, DPM, urges people not to ignore signs that your feet “feel different” as despite seeming small at first, they escalate quickly. He says, “I see a lot of type 2 diabetes patients who brush off the early warning signs. Symptoms like numbness in the feet, burning, tingling, dry skin, slow-healing cuts, or even just ‘my feet feel different lately.'”

He adds that changes in your feet can be the first clue that blood sugar is running high—a sign that nerves are starting to get damaged. Dr. Michaels says that what worries him most is that people assume issues with their feet are from shoes or being on their feet for too long. He urges people to “not ignore numbness, tingling, swelling, color changes, cracks in the skin, or wounds that are not healing. If the feet aren’t feeling normal, that is reason enough to get checked.”