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Line 68: People with [[diabetes]] face special skin challenges. Because diabetes affects the [[capillaries]], the small blood vessels which feed the skin, thickening of the skin with callus increases the difficulty of supplying nutrients to the skin.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Boulton |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Meneses |first2=Patricio |last3=Ennis |first3=William J. |date=January–February 1999 |title=Diabetic foot ulcers: A framework for prevention and care |url=https://institutobeatrizyamada.com.br/wp/wp-content/uploads/artigos-iby/Diabetic-foot-ulcers-A-framework-for-prevention-and-care.pdf |journal=Wound Repair and Regeneration |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=9–10|doi=10.1046/j.1524-475x.1999.00007.x |pmid=10231501 |s2cid=37720400 }}</ref> Callus formation is seen in high numbers of patients with diabetes, and together with absent foot pulses and formation of [[hammer toe]],<ref name="pmid19432661">{{cite journal |vauthors=Alavi A, Sanjari M, Haghdoost A, Sibbald RG |title=Common foot examination features of 247 Iranian patients with diabetes |journal=International Wound Journal |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=117–22 |date=April 2009 |pmid=19432661 |doi=10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00583.x |pmc=7951794 }} -12% having callus formation</ref><ref name="pmid18839852">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tantisiriwat N, Janchai S |title=Common foot problems in diabetic foot clinic |journal=J Med Assoc Thai |volume=91 |issue=7 |pages=1097–101 |date=July 2008 |pmid=18839852 }} -56% having callus present</ref> this may be an early sign of individuals at an increased risk for foot ulcers.<ref name="pmid19432661"/> The stiffness of a callus or corn, coupled with the shear and pressure that caused it, may tear the capillaries or adjoining tissue, causing bleeding within the callus or corn. This == Society and culture == |