Posted on June 29, 2007 in Diabetic Foot Care
A diabetic patient has to be very careful about his or her health. Foot care is an inevitable part of their lifestyle. Why do they have to be very careful about their feet? This is because the patients of diabetes often get trouble with their feet. The problem comprises of having loss of feeling in your feet, which makes it difficult for you to find out if you have a bleb or sore feet.
Diabetes makes the blood sugar levels in the diabetic person’s body much higher than the normal limit. Gradually with time, the high blood sugar levels may damage your blood vessels and nerves. If your nerves get damaged, you will begin to feel burning pain. You may either lose any sort of feeling in a part of your body, which grows up to be diabetic neuropathy. When the feet do not get enough of the blood supply, it means that the feet are not having enough supply of blood.
As the problem of feet does not come very obvious to the diabetic person it is likely that the treatment in not timely. When these little sores are not taken care of properly, they become worse and later become serious and deep sore ulcers.
Here are some tips for the diabetes patients to take care of their feet:
- It is advisable to the diabetic people that in order to avoid problems with their feet, they should have their blood sugar levels near to the normal limit, as possible.
- Consult your doctor regularly and follow his or her advice on th important issues such as, diet, exercise and medicine.
- Wash your feet daily using lukewarm water. Do not use too cool or hot water. You should use mild soap.
- After you are through with washing, make your feet dry well. Rub the cloth softly between the toes, in particular.
- Keep your feet skin smooth by using cream or lotion. Take special care of the heels while applying.
- Check the condition of your feet daily. You may use a mirror to look at those areas where you may not see closely yourself, such as the bottom of your feet.
- If you notice any signs of swelling or redness or feel pain or numbness or tingling, for a relatively long period of time, call your doctor, at once.
- If you are suffering from calluses, corns or bunions, do not be over confident to treat it yourself by home remedies. For proper treatment, call and talk to your doctor.
- Do not grow your toenails and cut them regularly, in order to avoid ingrown toenails. If you find the nails to hard to cut easily, you can soak them first in warm water to make them soft and then cut them.
- Don’t go barefoot on floor or anywhere.
- Don’t make your feet prone to immediate warmth or chill.
- If your ankles have cracks, consult your doctor about how to treat it properly.
- You can keep your feet dry by dusting them properly using non-medicated powder prior to you put on your socks or shoes.
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October 9th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Once per year foot check up from your podiatrist for good foot health.