Get Rid of Calluses
This might seem like a familiar topic to some of you; we did how to get rid of corns a while ago, but I wanted to talk about how to get rid of calluses today because I learned something very interesting about calluses while doing my research. Did you know that bleeding calluses, especially in your feet, can lead to an early diagnosis of Diabetes? This is true. Diabetes is a blood disease. Sometimes it impairs people’s circulation in their feet and other extremities. As diabetes progresses, unused capillaries lose their strength and bleed out into the surrounding tissue–including calluses!
Don’t worry. Just because your calluses are cracking and bleeding doesn’t mean you’ve got diabetes. But, people with Diabetes need to be particularly careful about controlling calluses and making sure they don’t form because cracked calluses can get infected. Infections for people with diabetes are bad. I’ve listed several safe ways to remove calluses without using acids or harsh medications.
Most of the time, calluses need no treatment since they’re a function of your body’s natural defenses.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I have poor circulation in my feet and arthritis as well. I am only 55 years old. Over the past few weeks I noticed I had what looked like a sore on the bottom of my right foot right under my big toe. Lately, the sore has been bleeding and I’ve been bandaging it, constantly. It wasn’t until now that my mom mentioned it could be a bleeding callus, which something I never thought about. I was checked about 6 months ago for diabetes and it came back negative. I am scheduled to have another blood test for the same reason. Is it possible that the test now can come back positive for diabetes? And is it possible that what I have is a bleeding ulcer. I am going to see a doctor about my circulation. Can he look at the sore and tell if it is a bleeding callus?
Thanks
Debbie