Can a calluses cause numbness on my toe?!
Question: If you are diabetic, see a foot dr. Otherwise you could try a callus removal pad. The dead, over thickened skin of a callus may make you perceive it as numbness, but its probably just b/c the callus skin itself is dead, so once you remove the callus, the area will be bright pink (new skin) & a little sensitive to touch. If this does not help, then see a dr.
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Answers: If you are diabetic, see a foot dr. Otherwise you could try a callus removal pad. The dead, over thickened skin of a callus may make you perceive it as numbness, but its probably just b/c the callus skin itself is dead, so once you remove the callus, the area will be bright pink (new skin) & a little sensitive to touch. If this does not help, then see a dr.
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Yes and you should go to the foot Dr. as soon as you can. Remember Diabetics must take good care of their feet. That callus can turn into an infection.
actually, calluses don't cause the numbness.
if you have chronic diabetes (or if it's uncontrolled), you have peripheral neuropathy as a complication... meaning your peripheral nerves are affected... this is because diabetes affects the blood vessels supplying the nerves.. they don't get enough oxygen. it is the neuropathy that causes the numbess... aside from numbess, you may have paresthesias (or sensation of pins and needles). if you have altered sensation or numbness of the feet/toes, you may not sense that you're wrongly distributing pressures in your feet.. you don't feel pain... then you get calluses... so it's the other way around.. numbness predisposes you to have calluses.. :)
with further trauma to the callus, it can turn into a wound (a nonhealing wound- due to effect of diabetes to the circulation) and have serious complications like an infection or gangrene (toe dying, turning black and auto-amputating or falling off)...
however, when you think about it, calluses are thickened skin so it may in a way alter the sensation of your feet..
you may read up on diabetic peripheral neuropathy and on diabetic foot..
foot care is very important..always inspect your foot if there are wounds and stuff.. avoid walking barefoot and avoid using tight shoes..
you may want to see an endocrinologist or a podiatrist though :)
God bless you!
Check your blood sugar.
You could sand off the calluses and see if the toes are still numb. If they are still numb, then the most likely cause is diabetic neuropathy. This condition is somewhat reversible with steps to control diabetes.