Comments on: How do you tell the difference between diabetic toenail and toenail fungus?

By: M T

M T — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:59:14 +0000

Sorry but the nurse is not trained in that enough to make that call a foot doctor must be seen.

By: magicwriter65

magicwriter65 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:29:02 +0000

You should have a doctor look at it. Sounds gross…
I’ve never had anything go funky with my nails, except when I dropped an icepack on my foot, and I put on bad nail polish. But, that sounds like a fungal foot infection. He should see a poditrist (foot doctor).

By: jmiller96003

jmiller96003 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:47:58 +0000

Diabetics are actually more suseptable to fungus infections of the nails. Soak the foot in White Vinegar for ten minutes each day. It will get rid of the fungus naturally, although like any treatment for fungus of the nail, it will take time. This is something that will not go away by itself.

By: dudette

dudette — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:21:15 +0000

If your friend hasn’t had his doctor look at the toe, he should do so ASAP.

By: heather

heather — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:59:18 +0000

No. If it is thick, flaking and discolored it is likely a fungal infection. Sometimes old trauma can also cause the nail to be thick and dyscolored but not usually flaky. Persons with diabetes are more prone to catching the fungus so the nurse you spoke with was just giving you the “dumbed-down” version.

By: PuttPutt

PuttPutt — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:38:37 +0000

He needs to have a doctor look at it. It could be the diabetes, and, if it is, it can lead to gangrene if the circulation in his feet is bad. Only a doctor can rule out fungal infection.

By: Diane D

Diane D — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:29:24 +0000

They are usually the same thing. You are right.