Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your feet and skin healthy On
this page: - What are diabetes problems? - What should I do each
day to stay healthy with diabetes? - How can diabetes hurt my
feet? - What can I do to take care of my feet? - How can my
doctor help me take care of my feet? - What are common diabetes
foot problems? - How can special shoes help my feet? - How can
diabetes hurt my skin? - What can I do to take care of my skin?
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Series What are diabetes problems? Too much glucose in the blood
for a long time can cause diabetes problems. This high blood
glucose, also called blood sugar, can damage many parts of the
body, such as the heart, blood vessels, eyes, and kidneys. Heart
and blood vessel disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
You can do a lot to prevent or slow down diabetes problems. This
information is about feet and skin problems caused by diabetes.
You will learn the things you can do each day and during each
year to stay hea