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Toes in foot get hurt easily when hit to hard surfaces

friendly9

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Location
Mauritius
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I 've been having my toes in my feet to hurt easily when it hit against hard surface & it remain inflamed & very painful, it stay inflamed for several days to weeks. Once it even had pus accumulating, I went to dispensary & was given antibiotics & anti tetanos injection + had the pus removed.
A few days later I hurt my toe again, it's been inflamed since for 3 weeks and is painful, although it has diminished (pain).
Is my diabetes causing my toes to be hurt easily?

I also feel a stinging pain at times when I put my foot on top of my rubber sandals , as if there was a needle that pierced my foot. When I touch it (rubber sandal) with my hand , I feel nothing that is like a needle on it. I am wondering whether this is also caused by diabetes.
 
Hi @friendly9 ,

I'm not going to "beat around the bush." See your doctor...

How are your blood sugars & HbA1c doing?
 
I suggest you see a doctor as soon as possible for assessment of your toe injury. In diabetics, such injuries can end up becoming very serious infections if not treated early. I would see a doctor within 24 hours, maximum. Just go to your local emergency department.

Are you seeing a doctor or a nurse regularly about your diabetes? They are meant to explain this sort of thing and the have regular blood tests done to make sure you are not getting sick.

Edited to add: Also, you may need to wear some kind of shoes inside, to protect your feet from injury. A non diabetic with no circulation problems can wear nothing on their feet as much as they want, because an infection will likely be quickly cured. In some diabetics, a simple toe infection can land you in hospital. I prefer to wear slippers around the house.
 
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It could be anything but whatever it is you need to get it looked at again as soon as possible. We have to really look after our feet.

Maybe you cracked a small bone in one of your toes and it has got infected. Even if it isn't anything to do with your diabetes I suggest you get it looked at again as soon as you can without delay.

Are you Type 1, 2 or other? How well have your sugar levels been over the past few weeks!

Please get it looked at today at some point.
 
As ours have said, see your doctor. It may be to do with your toenails pressing in on your skin. Do not delay please.
 

I do blood tests from time to time. just tested a few hrs ago about 3 hrs after dinner I ate sphaggetti boiled & fried like fried noodles with chicken & bitter gourd with chicken, did not use metformin this time, and results was 5.4-ig, Previously when I did blood tests sometimes it's high while around 7 - 8 in the morning , sometimes it's around 6. depending on what I ate & drank at dinner, I was using metformin 850mg slow release only twice daily.
 
Your blood sugar doesn't seem high enough to be an urgent problem but I'm afraid your toe injuries and slow healing are. I recommend you get a doctor to check them as soon as you can.
 
Your bs readings sound good. Are you Type 1 or 2? If you are diabetic how long have you had the condition?
Your foot problems could be due to diabetic neuropathy. The feet are usually one of the first places to show complications as gravity leads to thicker sugary blood concentrating there. But it could be due to other reasons.
When I was diagnosed my dn advised me to wear trainer type footwear, and to wear shoes indoors to protect my feet.
As others have said you need to consult a doctor asap.
 

I am a Type II diabetic , under treatment since slightly more than 6 years, I mentioned it in my profile, but it does not show beside my ID, how do you make the data appear there?
 
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