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Watch for toenail fungus. That's the only problem I've had with feet in 3+ years of being Type II. I treated it with otc liquid https://www.walmart.com/ip/ProClearz-Fungal-Shield-Maximum-Strength-Brush-On-Antifungal-Liquid-1-oz/10315083 several times a day until it cleared up. That took months, but the MORE often you apply it, the faster it's going to work. I asked my dr. about an oral rx for fungus, but he said "No" due to the liver problems that it can cause. Told me to stay with the otc stuff. It's really just athlete's foot treatment in a brush-on form. So I also sprayed my feet occasionally with athlete's foot spray. I wore sandals without socks a lot in the summer. And I avoided any other than cotton socks in cooler weather. I think the cheap polyester socks and plastic clogs were actually how the fungus got started. I don't think foot problems are a huge risk, provided you immediately cut crap carbs out of your diet, lose excess weight, and do the diet and exercise recommended to lower the glucose. Losing weight will make a measurable difference in how much better the meds will work, if you're not on insulin. But controlling your diet can be a huge effort (and challenge) for those people who don't want to cook their own meals in order to control what's in their foods. Any restaurant dinner or fast foods immediately spike my glucose. Commercial foods are cooked to taste good and sell, not be healthy options. I know diabetic single men who only eat restaurant foods and they all look like they're prematurely aging and getting sicker, faster. Too many calories are really damaging to diabetics, and rx meds won't fix that. You must change your eating to healthier options.