• Check your feet every day.
• Wash your feet every day.
• Smooth corns and calluses gently.
• Trim your toenails straight across.
• Wear shoes and socks at all times.
• Protect your feet from hot and cold.
• Keep the blood flowing to your feet.
• Get a foot check at every health care visit.

Thick patches of skin called corns or calluses can grow on the feet. If you have corns or calluses, talk with your foot doctor about the best way to care for these foot problems. If you have nerve damage, these patches can become ulcers.

If your doctor tells you to, use a pumice stone to smooth corns and calluses after bathing or showering. A pumice stone is a type of rock used to smooth the skin. Rub gently, only in one direction, to avoid tearing the skin.

Read more at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/foot-problems#smooth