My boyfriend is a diabetic and his foot has been red, swollen & very painful the last year. The doctors here said it was cellulitis and he was on Bactrim for 8 months. It didnt clear it up. Then they put him on several different creams and  nothing. His sugars have been under control. It is not getting bigger and the area has almost covered his whole foot. They took xrays scans & its not in the bone. He doesnt run a fever. What can this be. It started out looking like a spider bite a year ago
HIF any wound is not healing for a long time it suggests that the patient needs to monitor the blood sugar much more stringentlyPlease clean the swollen part with the saline solution and apply moist heat gently which will give some relief if there is any wound please clean with the solution and apply provide ointment(in consultation with your doctor)The causes of swollen feet and ankles are numerous; the following is a list of most of the major causes with some examples. Dependent swelling (or edema)