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Foot Care for Diabetes
Why is foot care so essential for people with diabetes?Diabetes can cause neuropathy, or nerve damage that results in a loss of feeling in our feet. In normal patients, a pressure or pain in our feet alerts us to some form of damage to our feet, and we seek immediate treatment. With neuropathy, this loss of sensation causes individuals to have foot problems and not even know it. Untreated minor injuries may turn into major ones.
Diabetes also hinder blood flow to the lower limbs, making it difficult for abrasions to heal. A small infection can become very major. The most common cause of hospitalization for diabetes is a foot infection. And foot ulcers and non-healing wounds are the most common cause of amputation in diabetes. It is believed that over 50% of diabetes related amputations can be prevented with proper foot care.
What kind of foot afflictions do diabetics suffer from?
- Calluses and corns are the thickening of the top skin areas from too much pressure on the same area.
- A bunion that develops when the large toe bends in toward the smaller ones. This bending in occurs at the base of the large toe. This foot problem also increases the likelihood of infection. The area where the bunion is often sore and red. There appears to be a hereditary link for bunions. Bunions can occur from the wearing of footwear with pointed toes.
- Hammertoes can form from the weakening of the muscles at the forefoot. The muscles weaken and the tendon contracts, making the toe curl down under the foot. This curling down will create a hump at the top of the toe. This region can then become sore and painful. This condition may make walking difficult and make shoe selection also become more difficult.
- Plantar warts occur under the toes and forefoot. Plantar toes are caused by a viral infection. Plantar warts usually go away naturally over time.
- Dry skin hinders the ability of the skin's outer wall to protect against infection.
- Ingrown toenails develop when the edge of the nail grows down into the skin, causing the toe to get infected and red. Cutting the corners of the toenail can cause this condition. An ingrown toenail may also be caused by excessively tight fitting shoes.
- Foot blisters can form from a constant rubbing of the foot against one area. People are also at a high risk for foot blisters when they wear sockless footwear.
- Athletes foot develops from a fungus that grows underneath the toes and at the bottom of the feet.
Click below for some of our links about diabetes related problems and treatment options.
