many other complex interactions between factors caused. Once the disease because of its treatment of complex, difficult large, will face consequences such as
amputation. "When I first want to pay more attention will not be doing this again!" Uncle Zhang looked at his left foot still in septic seepage regret shook
his head. Zhang uncle is a three years of age patients with diabetes, he never imagined, just because a peddler in the street pick corns, has allowed him to
suffer from a serious foot complication of diabetes. To the hospital for Endocrinology, the entire left foot swelling, foot outside there is an apricot-like,
such as the size of ulcers, ulcer surface with purulent discharge. After active treatment hospital, an uncle and a half months out of post-tensioned the risk
of amputation, ulcer healing, also control blood sugar steady, Zhang Grandpa can walk, go out for a walk. Nearly two months of hospitalization time, not only
family members to set aside time for care, but also to pay high medical expenses.
Zhang uncle just in the hospital, doctors said with regret: "like a sheet of Grandpa that people with diabetes, as long as a good control of blood sugar,
usually play a good foot care, this situation is completely avoidable."
Diabetic foot disease is a peripheral neuropathy (including autonomic neuropathy), microvascular disease, macrovascular disease and poor health habits, and
many other complex interactions between factors caused. Once the disease because of its treatment of complex, difficult large, will face consequences such as
amputation. Foot problems can lead to diabetes were the most common cause of hospitalization. In every six people with diabetes who have to endure a lifetime
of foot ulcers caused by pain. Most of the cut-off enough to cause foot ulcers from the beginning, and throughout the world every 30 seconds a leg was
amputated because of diabetes. The vast majority of foot ulcers and the cut-off foot surgery is entirely preventable, of which nearly 85% of the cut-off foot
surgery can be avoided.
In order to reduce diabetic foot disease, diabetic patients in everyday life how to do foot care?
Through dietary adjustment, regular exercise, learning related to diabetes knowledge, if necessary, under the guidance of a doctor to use medication, so that
blood sugar control in the right range, the prevention of diabetic foot lesions prerequisites.
To do every day
1. Nightly feet with warm water once every 10 to 15 minutes, feet or hands or forearms when the Department first test the water temperature, so as not to
occur in patients with sensory disturbance due to burn their feet after going to the gap between the toes specifically at light rub dry.
2. Daily view the feet and toes whether or blisters, scratches or skin lesions, if necessary, can be a mirror view the foot.
3. Every day of their shoes worn by inspection, including the foreign body, nail debris, shoe lining of the formation conditions.
Can not do
1. Do not use chemicals to eliminate corns should consult an experienced doctor or a dermatologist adequate treatment, and describe their own diabetes.
2. If the visually impaired should be assisted by relatives checking feet and trim nails, do not personally operate.
3. Do not wear sandals or slippers entrained between the toes.
4. Do not cross legs, a long time in order to avoid oppression of blood vessels and nerves. If the foot blisters and pain, the need for timely treatment to
the relevant specialist.
To note
1. The skin is too dry can be painted a large oily skin care cream, 2 or 3 times a week.
2. In winter to keep warm, to promote wear cotton or wool socks, both the warmth, breathability and good enough to ease the cold night can wear socks, but
should not use hot water bottle or small water furnace warm feet.
3. The shoe worn by diabetic patients should be fit, it is best to wear flat shoes.
