By properly controlling your diabetes and keeping a close eye on your feet, you can prevent these diabetes-related issues. Here are five simple steps to take care of your feet. 1. Make an appointment with a podiatrist.A podiatrist is a doctor who specializes in treating foot problems and ca...
Diabetic foot care is important to help foresee and treat any issues that may lead to ulcers or other problems with your feet. Nerve damage due to diabetes can make it harder for you to feel heat, cold, or pain in your limbs. When you have diabetes, your blood vessels can harden and ...
Diabetic foot care: Find out how diabetes mellitus, a condition in which a person has high blood sugar (glucose) due to a shortage of insulin, affects the feet
By regularly checking your feet for any loss of sensitivity or sensation, and for signs of pain or injury, you can stay on top of any issues. How often should I check my feet? If you have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it’s recommended that you perform a quick, at-home ...
Also, people with uncontrolleddiabetesmay have other problems, like trouble fighting infections and poor circulation, that make them slower to heal. This means a minor cut in yourskincould become an ulcer or a serious infection. With good foot care, you can prevent issues like these. ...
The routine examination of the feet of patients with diabetes. Part 1. The normal foot. Pract Diab Int, 14: 59–60. doi: 10.1002/pdi.1960140211 Author Information Diabetic Foot Clinic, The General Infirmary, Leeds, UK *Diabetic Foot Clinic, The General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK ...
Background: The cost of losing foot health is significant to the person, healthcare systems, and economy, with diabetes related foot health issues alone costing over 1 billion annually in the UK. Yet many foot health problems are preventable through alternative health behaviour. It is therefore ...
While diabetes is typically thought of as a blood sugar issue, the long-term effects are known to affect other parts of the body, in particular your feet.
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing foot problems due to poor blood circulation and nerve damage (neuropathy). Common issues include foot ulcers, infections, and, in severe cases, gangrene. If not addressed promptly, these complications can lead to amputation. ...
who are overweight suffer from this. yet another thing that doctors can just fob off as my fault my problem and simply not help with. i am in pain but do not want to go to see my gp as she will just say you are fat go away or words to that effect. anyone got any better ideas...