{"id":863,"date":"2026-08-22T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplasticsurgeons.in\/blog\/?p=863"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:18:56","slug":"why-do-people-with-diabetes-get-swollen-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplasticsurgeons.in\/blog\/why-do-people-with-diabetes-get-swollen-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do People With Diabetes Get Swollen Feet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tps-medical-review-card\" style=\"border-color:#18aeb5;border-width:1px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:14px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:16px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Written and medically reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplasticsurgeons.in\/dr-vinay-jacob\">Dr. Vinay Jacob<\/a>, MS, MCh, DNB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Member, Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medical review:<\/strong> August 22, 2026 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Last updated:<\/strong> August 13, 2026 &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/theplasticsurgeons.in\/blog\/medical-editorial-policy\/\">Editorial policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the previous guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplasticsurgeons.in\/blog\/diabetic-foot-wound-not-healing-what-should-you-do\/\">diabetic foot care series<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swollen feet in a person with diabetes can have many causes, so the pattern and associated symptoms matter. It is not safe to diagnose swelling from appearance alone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible causes<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Long periods of sitting or standing.<\/li><li>Venous circulation problems.<\/li><li>Infection around a wound.<\/li><li>Kidney, heart or liver disease causing fluid retention.<\/li><li>Medication effects.<\/li><li>Injury that went unnoticed because of neuropathy.<\/li><li>Charcot foot, which may cause one foot to become warm, red and swollen.<\/li><li>A blood clot, especially with sudden one-sided swelling.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to seek help<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrange a medical review for new, persistent or unexplained swelling. Seek urgent care if swelling is sudden or one-sided, or occurs with redness, warmth, a wound, fever, calf pain, chest pain or shortness of breath. Avoid tight footwear and do not massage a suddenly swollen painful leg until a clot has been excluded.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For clinical information, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplasticsurgeons.in\/procedures\/diabetic-foot-treatment\">diabetic foot treatment page<\/a>, review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplasticsurgeons.in\/reconstructive-surgery\/lower-limb\">lower-limb reconstruction<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplasticsurgeons.in\/contact\">contact the clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why consult Dr. Vinay Jacob for diabetic foot reconstruction?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplasticsurgeons.in\/dr-vinay-jacob\">Dr. Vinay Jacob<\/a> is a senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon (MS, MCh, DNB) with experience in microsurgery and lower-limb reconstruction\u2014skills relevant when diabetic foot wounds need complex tissue coverage or limb-preservation reconstruction as part of multidisciplinary care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article provides general education and does not replace an examination or personalised medical advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/diabetes\/overview\/preventing-problems\/foot-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIDDK: Diabetes &amp; Foot Problems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/about-diabetes\/complications\/foot-complications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Diabetes Association: Foot Complications<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-complications\/preventing-diabetes-related-amputations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC: Preventing Diabetes-Related Amputations<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Vinay Jacob, MS, MCh, DNB Member, Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM) Medical review: August 22, 2026 &nbsp;|&nbsp; Last &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diabetic-foot-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Do People With Diabetes Get Swollen Feet? 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