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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 3968026" data-attributes="member: 18222">I know 4 people who are diabetic that had their toenails removed in their 50&#039;s.It appears that losing toenails is quite common with diabetics.<a href="https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/type2/managing/specialist/getaneh-nail-removal-for-fungus.aspx" target="_blank">Nail Removal for Nail Fungus?</a>Individuals who suffer from <a href="https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/guide/" target="_blank">diabetes</a> are susceptible to toenail fungal infections and their complications. It is very important to treat the infection and achieve good glucose control. (This is not just a cosmetic problem for individuals who have diabetes.)People who get their toenails removed, are usually younger (40-59) and have a reasonable assurance that they will have problems with their toenail later in life.Removing toenails when diabetes is out-of-control is not normally a good thing to do since healing is a problem for out-of-control diabetics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 3968026, member: 18222"] I know 4 people who are diabetic that had their toenails removed in their 50's. It appears that losing toenails is quite common with diabetics. [SIZE=6][B][URL='https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/type2/managing/specialist/getaneh-nail-removal-for-fungus.aspx']Nail Removal for Nail Fungus?[/URL][/B][/SIZE] [I]Individuals who suffer from [URL='https://www.everydayhealth.com/diabetes/guide/']diabetes[/URL] are susceptible to toenail fungal infections and their complications. It is very important to treat the infection and achieve good glucose control. (This is not just a cosmetic problem for individuals who have diabetes.)[/I] People who get their toenails removed, are usually younger (40-59) and have a reasonable assurance that they will have problems with their toenail later in life. Removing toenails when diabetes is out-of-control is not normally a good thing to do since healing is a problem for out-of-control diabetics. [/QUOTE]

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