A large number of survey data indicate that diabetic foot disease will not only greatly reduce the quality of life in patients with diabetes, but also
causing enormous economic and social burdens. In China, the incidence of diabetic foot patients with diabetes account for about 2.6% ~ 5.2%, amputation (toe)
rate of about 14%, the cost of their treatment in hospital for other reasons than the same period in diabetic patients is much higher. It can be said of
diabetic foot disease is a serious complication of diabetes, one of the most horrible. A day before going to bed with warm water (38 ℃ or so) soak your feet
15 to 20 minutes, check whether there feet blisters, wounds, scratches, etc., and check between the toes and carefully dry.
2, do not arbitrarily cut corns or scab, nails do not cut too short in order to avoid ingrown toenails.
3, the winter should pay attention to the feet warm, wearing cotton socks, cotton shoes, remember not to use hot-water bottle, electric heaters or direct
Kaohuo heating, so as not to burn.
4, buy new shoes, to loose, comfortable and suitable. Slightly wider than the foot, breathable and have a certain hardness of the square head soft leather
shoes, sport shoes the best, do not wear high-heeled, pointed, hard and plastic shoes. In addition, shoes should be out regular checks of the existence of
foreign body, so as not to injure his feet.
5, socks to cotton is better, do not wear a patch or a crevasse of the socks, to prevent uneven pressure on the feet and affect blood circulation.
6, if the feet drier can be coated thin layer of moisturizer to prevent skin cracking.
7, foot deformation in patients with diabetes can choose the protection of special shoes, such "tailored" to protect the fragile skin shoes can effectively
disperse the pressure point to prevent diabetic foot disease.
8, to avoid foot acupuncture treatment, to prevent accidental infection.
Signal treatment
1, numbness, swelling, pain.
2, foot skin temperature drop.
3, foot skin color red, to dark.
4, the foot has ingrown toenails, calluses.
5, foot trauma, such as broken skin bleeding, burns and so on.
When the above-mentioned abnormalities, they should promptly go to the hospital treatment, so as not to increase the development of diabetic foot lesions.
Pure skin irritation who can be properly reduced activity, changing the soft cloth shoes, and ring around to do massage, movement should be gentle, to avoid
pushing, rubbing, kneading and other skin damage action. If no improvement within a week, should be timely treatment.
