If you have diabetes, foot disease is something you need to be on the lookout for. Having too much glucose over a long period causes usually normal foot problems to turn serious for many diabetics. The resulting complications are commonly referred to as diabetes foot disease. There is no one problem named “diabetes foot disease”, but rather a couple of problems that turn other foot conditions into serious medical conditions. Diabetic neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease are those two problems. Let’s take a brief look at each one.

Diabetic Neuropathy

Nerve damage caused by uncontrolled diabetes is responsible for much of what is called diabetes foot disease. When the nerves in the foot become damaged, you lose the ability to feel temperature extremes and pain. This lack of sensation is called sensory diabetic neuropathy. If you get a cut, sore or blister on your foot, you don’t realize …