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Is Swollen, Sore And Discolored Foot While Having Diabetes A Cause For Concern?
i AM A DIABETIC, AND SINCE FRIDAY MY FOOT HAS SWOLLEN REALLY BIG AND BECOME SORE AND DISCOLORED. THERE IS A BIG BRUISED CIRCLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL ON IT AS WELL. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD WAIT TILL I CAN GET IN TO SEE A DOCTOR OR SHOULD I GO TO THE ER?
Thu, 14 May 2015
Hello and thanks for writing.
It seems you are having diabetic foot. I suggest you see a doctor at the earliest so that it can be diagnosed and treated before it becomes all infected and necrotic.
Regards
Dr Manish Jha
It seems you are having diabetic foot. I suggest you see a doctor at the earliest so that it can be diagnosed and treated before it becomes all infected and necrotic.
Regards
Dr Manish Jha
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