One thing that many diabetics get and often dont think about are blisters and calluses. Some people still sand or smooth calluses down or cut them off, and others use pumice stones.
Any callus is indicative of ill fitting shoes or foot problems and the foot is trying to protect itself.
I got rid of mine that easy way.. lotion and socks.
After takinga nice soothing bubble bath I used Sarah mitchell foot lotion inmint and then put on some comfy chusy socks. It a few eeks the calluses wre gone.

Now blisters are another problem. Blisters are also caused by seams in shoes, rubbing shoes or irritation. In many diabetics they turn to blodo blisters where the capillary is injured as well. these trn into clots that eventually fall off as new skin pushes it up, and a callus forms.

You can drain a blister if you follow good rules. Clean withBactine or alcohol swab. Using a lancet poke a single tiny hole so that the blister can drain. apply Antibiotic cream and cover with a badage so it doesnt get dirty.
the pocket will turn slightly hard and can then betrimmed ff before it becoms a callus.

I really wish my dad had a computer. He is not taking good care of his feet at all. My stepmother told me he is doing a lot of the things the list said he should NOT do.

I've told him about the cream and socks treatment but I don't think he's done it even once. My stepmother said he has fungus on (under?) his toe nails and he won't go to the doctor for it.

sooooooooo.. he wont go to a doctor huh........ hes bascally give up or hes in denial.... either is bad.
MAny peopel do that.. its aphase.. a bad one atthat.
You ahve a few choices. Insteadof pushing teh issue, get avisiting nurse ot ocme out and look at him. Yes there are visiting Nurse practitioners who willd o that> Its a matter of finding one. medicare usually pays. And if he is of age then he cana pply. They can even do that.
You can apply at night either the paint or the cream. make sure he is godo an asleep and do it.

You can use shock therapy by showing him images that you have printed off the system of people who have ignored it.

In any case its ultimately up to him and although its a hard lesson learned, he may have ot get bad to better.
I wil think of other options.. but maybe the visiting nurse practitioner woudl be your best bet. they can prescribe and they can evaluate wihtoutthe need for an office visit.

Has diabetes anything to do with increased amount or uric acid in body? which results in feet and knee pain

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Gout is caused primarily from high concetratyions of enriched proteins. These create little needle like splinters that attack teh delicate tissue in cartilidge. Most noteably teh large toe. this is due to constinued blood profusun and weight bearance.

Gout sometimes accompanies thsoe who have Microabinuria, or elevated proteins because their kidneys are not filtering proteins but rather concentrating them.

Often this is a sign of end stage renal disease.
Gout buy itself when there is no presebnce of diabetes is caused by teh chronic excessive amounts of proteins, Mostkly from organ meats which also have a cbinding chemical of corticpsteroids that are different than pain reduction Corts.

Liver, kidney, chopped liver, kidney pie, etc are a connecting cause.
A great catch!

julia sherman DN PhT.

Thank you for the tips, I had no idea that care went beyond checking blood sugar and excercising, so this is very helpful.

Alot of times we forget how to really treat our feet and once it gets to the point where they are so dry and rough we jus give up. But we all want soft feet and we have to take care of them daily. Its more or less about keeping them oiled. I oil my feet with olive oil daily I soak them in a green tea mixture and I slide them into a nice pair of fluffy house shoes. Powder dries your feet, you may not want to use that.