Board-certified podiatrist and foot surgeon Bruce Pinker, DPM, notes that he often sees diabetes patients with "sores or bruises or cuts on the lower extremities that are slow to heal." 

 

Dr. Bruce Pinker

 

"In the feet, we find [type 2 diabetes] patients with numbness, burning, and tingling," says Dr. Pinker. That's because diabetes can cause diabetic neuropathy, which is a type of nerve damage caused by high blood sugar levels. The good news? According to Pinker, "there are various ways to address diabetic peripheral neuropathy."

 

Source:  Morgan Greenwald, Bestlife (MSN) [11/8/19] 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.