Signs of trouble

Contact your provider if your feet have:

• Ingrown toenails
• Blisters
• Flesh-colored bumps with dark specks (plantar warts) on the bottoms of your feet
• Athlete's foot
• An open sore or bleeding
• Swelling
• Redness
• Warmth in one area
• Pain (though you may not feel anything if you have nerve damage)
• Discolored skin
• A foul odor
• An ulcer that lasts longer than 1 to 2 weeks
• An ulcer bigger than 3/4 inch (2 centimeters)
• A sore that doesn't quickly begin to heal
• An ulcer so deep you can see the bone underneath

Your provider will look at your foot to figure out what is wrong and prescribe a course of treatment.