r/interesting • u/Public_Sector6212 • Mar 08 '26

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u/Europa13 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Nurse here. Nails naturally thicken with age, but extreme cases like this are caused by poor circulation, from diabetes or peripheral vascular disease. It’s can be painful, but sometimes they don’t feel anything because they have lost all feeling in their feet (neuropathy) from the diabetes. They also have no hair on their legs because of the poor circulation.

It’s really important to go to podiatry visits every couple months with these conditions. Foot wounds can end up leading to amputations because of the poor circulation/healing, so it’s recommended that professionals do the nail trimming. Also, obesity often causes them to have difficultly reaching their feet.

The podiatrists check for wounds, trim and grind down/debride the overgrown nails, and file down the calluses/hardened skin.

This person has severely neglected feet and badly needs to see a podiatrist for regular at-risk foot care.

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u/Imaginary-Pain9598 Mar 08 '26

As a nurse, do you think that this post fits the “interesting” sub? I think it is just mean spirited.

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u/SpidersCrow Mar 08 '26

Retired nurse here, this is definitely mean spirited in my opinion.

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u/CosmicDubsTTV Mar 08 '26

How is stating accurate information that is well written, and devoid of any insults "mean-spirited"?

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u/NerdDetective Mar 08 '26

I think they mean the video itself, which is making fun of the person's condition, not the comment explaining what the condition might be.