Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose, which leads to obesity, obesity-related cancers like pancreatic cancer and colon cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Diabetes is becoming more common because of a worldwide increase in the number of people living with it. As a result, more people are getting this disease when they are younger and can have major health problems later on in addition to having a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes itself.

In people with diabetes, high blood glucose can cause two problems — both of which can result in foot problems. You may have one or both of these: Nerve damage (neuropathy). Nerve damage from high blood glucose usually begins in the hands and feet. It can cause...